STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1733-22   -22

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2022

 

RE:   H.R. No. 119

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 119 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO REPORT INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPENDITURES FROM THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND FOR THE CURATION AND PRESERVATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN ART,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to provide a report on the total amount of funding expended from the Works of Art Special Fund for the curation of art produced by an individual of Native Hawaiian decent (“Native Hawaiian art”), number of Native Hawaiian art pieces acquired, percentage of all works collected through the Works of Art Special Fund that is Native Hawaiian art, cost per Native Hawaiian art piece acquired, and percentage of the cost of all works collected through the Works of Art Special Fund attributed to the cost of acquiring Native Hawaiian art; and request the Foundation to submit the report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023.  

 

     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.R. No. 119 and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair