STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1503-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 26

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 26 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE OF GOA IN THE COUNTRY OF INDIA AND FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATION TO THE LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 229-3, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, FOR FURTHER ACTION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Hawaii Sister-State Committee evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of a sister-state relationship with the State of Goa in the country of India and forward its recommendation to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 229-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for further action.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 26 and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair