STAND. COM. REP. NO. -24
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR15 ‘ 2024
RE: S.C.R. No. 2
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
“SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THIS BODY TO ENDORSE THE
PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN AS AN OBSERVER IN THE UNITED NATIONS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL CIVIL
AVIATION ORGANIZATION, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, AND
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION; SUPPORTING THE
FURTHER PROGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES-TAIWAN INITIATIVE ON
21ST-CENTURY TRADE, A SPEEDY CONCLUSION TO THIS NEGOTIATION,
AND ENCOURAGING THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO
COMMENCE NEGOTIATIONS TO ENTER INTO A BILATERAL TRADE
AGREEMENT WITH TAIWAN; AND SUPPORTING THE STATE OF HAWAII’S
THIRTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF SISTER-STATE RELATIONS WITH
TAIWAN AND COMMEMORATING THE FORTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Legislature to
endorse the participation of Taiwan as an observer in the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, International
Civil Aviation Organization, World Health Organization, and
International Criminal Police Organization; support the further
progress on and speedy conclusion to the United States-Taiwan
Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; encourage the United States
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Trade Representative to commence negotiations to enter into a
bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan; and support the State’s
thirty-first anniversary of sister-state relations with Taiwan the
forty-fifth anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism; Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu; and one
individual.
Your Committee finds that the United States and Taiwan are
bonded by a shared commitment to democracy, human rights, the rule
of law, and a free market economy. Your Committee concludes that
it is critical to strengthen the ties between Taiwan and the
United States by assisting Taiwan on a global stage, developing
stronger United States-Taiwan trade initiatives, and supporting
Hawaii’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Amending its title; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No.
2, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Culture, Arts, &
International Affairs,
ADRIAN K. TAM, Chair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature M Sc.
Record of Votes of the Committee on Culture, Arts & International Affairs
BilllResolution No.: Committee Referral: Date: Lf L7~/)—~
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D The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: 0 Pass, unamended (as is) Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
CAl Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TAM, Adrian K. (C)
2. MARTINEZ, Rose (VC)
3. GARRETT, Andrew Takuya
4. KAPELA, Jeanne
5. MATAYOSHI, Scot Z.
6. SAYAMA, Jackson D.
7. ALCOS III, David
TOTAL (7)
The recommendation is: )á~ Adopted IJ Not Adopted
If joint referral, _________________________ did not support recommendation.
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Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) Committee ate (Yellow) — Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO