STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR27 , 2025
RE: H.C.R. No. 62
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 62 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE SHERIFF
DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FLY THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF FAMILIES OF AMERICAN PRISONERS AND MISSING
IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’S FLAG YEAR-ROUND AT THE STATE CAPITOL,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to honor, remind and keep
visible America’s prisoner of war and missing in action military
personnel by requesting the Sheriff Division of the Department of
Law Enforcement to fly the League’s flag year—round at the State
Capitol.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from one individual.
Your Committee finds that it is important for the legislature
to honor prisoners of war, and, there are many different groups of
citizens that the legislature must honor. Your Committee believes
that to be fair and equitable, the legislature cannot choose one
party to uphold above all others, through a year-round flag
raising.
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Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by
replacing the request to fly the POW-MIA flag year—round with the
request to fly the flag on the same six national holidays as
dictated in U.S. Public Law 105-85.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 62, as
amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your
Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in the form attached
hereto as H.C.R. No. 62, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety,
DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair
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State of Hawaii
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The Thirty-third Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Public Safety
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: 0 Pass, unamended (as is) 13” Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
PBS Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. BELATTI, Della Au (C)
2.1WAMOTO, Kim Coco (VC)
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3. HASHEM, Mark J. V
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4. ICHIYAMA, Linda /
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5. LAMOSAO, Rachele F.
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6. MORIKAWA, Dee
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7. POEPOE, Mahina
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8. WOODSON, Justin H.
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9. SHIMIZU, Garner M.
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10. SOUZA, Kanani
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The recommendation is: ~/~dopted LI Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
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