STAND. COM. REP.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 124
S.D. 1
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 S.R. No. 124 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE COMMITTEE
TO RECOMMEND THE INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN HAWAII AND THE SPANISH PROVINCE OF THE BALEARIC
ISLANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Hawaii
Sister-State Committee to recommend the initiation of a sister­
state relationship between Hawaii and the province of Baleares.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
Your Committee finds that pursuant to section 229-3, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, the initiation of a sister-state relationship
between Hawaii and another state or province follows an evaluation
and recommendation by the Hawaii Sister-State Committee, which
then forwards its recommendation to the Legislature for its
consideration. Your Committee further finds that the province of
the Balearic Islands, also known as Baleares, is comparable to
Hawaii in many ways, including but not limited to geography,
tourism, housing, climate, and other economic and social
similarities. Your Committee concludes that the combination of
similar experiences on opposite sides of the world between Hawaii
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and Baleares affords a valuable opportunity to develop, learn, and
confront the most pressing issues effecting both places.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Specifying that the State is encouraged to consider the
initiation of a sister-state relationship between Hawaii
and the Balearic Islands;
(2) Specifying that the State is urged to conduct
exploratory outreach to meet with appropriate leaders
representing the Balearic Islands;
(3) Adding language to urge the potential sister-state
partnership to focus on key issues that Hawaii and the
Balearic Islands have in common;
(4) Amending its title in accordance with its amended
purpose; and
(5) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
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 concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.R. No. 124, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 124, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Transportation and
Culture and the Arts,
CHRIS LEE, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Cuiture and the Arts
TCA
Bill / Resolution No.;* Committee Referral: Date:
TCA
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ______________________________________
The Recommendation is: /
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members ^Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
LEE, Chris (C)
INOUYE. Lorraine R. (VC)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C.
KANUHA, Dru Mamo
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: /
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Distribution: Original Yellow y Pink Goldenrod
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*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 01/09/24