STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1244-20
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2020
RE: H.R. No. 146
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 146 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE LANGUAGE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO HAWAIIAN CULTURE OF THE NIIHAU COMMUNITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to
recognize the unique language and contributions to the Hawaiian culture of the
Niihau community.
Your Committee finds
that the Niihau community, in addition to being the last intact community of
Native Hawaiian speakers who maintain Hawaiian as the primary language of the
home, has made invaluable cultural and linguistic contributions to Hawaiian
culture and society. Your Committee further
finds that recognition and support of the Niihau variety of Hawaiian language
will help preserve and carry that unique variety into the future.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 146 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land, & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair |
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