STAND. COM. REP. NO.  926-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.R. No. 105

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 105, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES, ASSISTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CREATE MEMORIALS TO THE VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR, THE AFGHANISTAN-IRAQ WAR, AND TO WOMEN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II ON THE GROUNDS OF THE STATE CAPITOL NEAR THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is honor the sacrifices of members of the Armed Forces in preserving the nation's liberties by requesting the Office of Veterans' Services (OVS), Department of Accounting and General Services, and Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a plan to create memorials to the veterans of the Persian Gulf War and Afghanistan-Iraq War and to women veterans of World War II on the grounds of the State Capitol near the Korean and Vietnam War Memorial.

 

     OVS supported the intent of this resolution.

 

     Your Committee heard testimony that memorials are usually developed at the end of a conflict to recognize all members of the Armed Forces who served.  Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by removing the memorial to veterans of the Afghanistan-Iraq War, which is still ongoing.

 

     As amended, this resolution requests OVS to create a memorial to the veterans of the Persian Gulf War, and women veterans of World War II.

 

     For consistency, the title has also been amended to read:  "REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES, ASSISTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CREATE memorials TO THE VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR AND WOMEN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR II ON THE GROUNDS OF THE STATE CAPITOL NEAR THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL."

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 105, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 105, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

 

 

		____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair