STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
2025
MAR 27
RE: H.C.R. No. 140
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committees on Economic Development & Technology and
Culture & Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 140 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII SISTER-STATE
COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
INITIATION OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HAWAII AND
NEW ZEALAND TO FOSTER STRONGER TIES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
ARTS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE, EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY,”
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to urge the Hawaii Sister-
State Committee to evaluate and develop recommendations for the
initiation of a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and New
Zealand to foster stronger ties in economic development, arts and
cultural exchange, education, and environmental sustainability.
Your Committees received comments on this measure from the
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.
Your Committees find that establishing a formal relationship
between Hawaii and New Zealand could help foster ties in economic
development, culture, education, and environmental sustainability.
However, your Committees recognize that sister—state relationships
are typically initiated with provinces and prefectures, not
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countries, and that initiating a different kind of relationship
between Hawaii and New Zealand would be more appropriate.
Accordingly, your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Urging the Department of Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism to evaluate and develop recommendations for
a memorandum of understanding between Hawaii and New
Zealand instead of urging the Hawaii Sister-State
Committee to evaluate a sister-state relationship;
(2) Adding the Director of Business, Economic Development,
and Tourism and removing the Chair of the Hawaii Sister-
State Committee from the list of recipients of certified
copies of this measure; and
(3) Amending its title in accordance with its amended
purpose.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Economic Development & Technology and Culture & Arts
that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the
intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 140, as amended herein, and
recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance, in the
form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 140, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Economic
Development & Technology and
Culture & Arts,
ILAGAN, Chair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-third Legislature
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Economic Development & Technology
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Refer al: 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) 1i~ Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
ECD Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. ILAGAN, Greggor (C)
2. HUSSEY, Ikaika (VC)
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3. HOLT, Daniel
4. TAM, Adrian K.
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5. TEMPLO, Shirley Ann
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6. TODD, Chris
7. MATSUMOTO, Lauren
TOTAL (7) ~L1 3
The recommendation is: ~Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s ~
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) — 1-IMSO
 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-third Legislature
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Culture & Arts
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
~ ii.lo F.4 512~tI~2~(
~ The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~ Pass, unamended (as is) ~. Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
CAA Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. KAPELA, Jeanne (C) X
2. KONG, Sam Satoru (VC)
3. GARRETT, Andrew Takuya
4. LEE, Mike
5. SAYAMA, Jackson D.
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6. REYES ODA, Julie
TOTAL (6) — a.
The recommendation is: ~.~Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature:
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO