STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3479

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1950

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 1950 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO KIMCHI DAY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to designate November 22 of each year as "Kimchi Day" in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Maui Korean Community Association, United Korean Association of Hawaii, Korean American Foundation Hawaii, Maui Dance Klub at the University of Hawaii Maui College, Maui Full Gospel Church, and three individuals.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that kimchi is a traditional Korean dish with a long, rich history spanning over two millennia. Your Committee further finds that Hawaii is the birthplace of the first commercialized bottled kimchi in the country. This measure recognizes the contributions of Korean culture and food in Hawaii by designating November 22 as "Kimchi Day".

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1950, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts,

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CHRIS LEE, Chair