STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3942

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2475

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2475, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish July 31 each year as La Hoihoi Ea to recognize the accomplishments of King Kamehameha III in restoring the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Hawaii and to honor upstanding members of the Hawaiian community.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services, Malama Makua, Spoehr Foundation, and eight individuals.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Human Resources of the City and County of Honolulu.

 

     Your Committee finds that the establishment of July 31 as La Hoihoi Ea will provide a unique opportunity to reflect on Hawaii's history and the prominent place that Hawaii has held on the world stage for more than two centuries.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2475, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair