STAND. COM. REP. No.
[$52—
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 2 .9 2023
RE: S.C.R. NO. 164
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and
Military Affairs and Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to
which was referred S.C.R. No. 164 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES TO
SUPPORT TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION,
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION, UNITED NATIONS
FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND INTERNATIONAL
CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION AND URGING INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS TO GRANT TAIWAN MEMBERSHIP, OBSERVER, OR OTHER
APPROPRIATE STATUS,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(l) Urge the United States to support Taiwafi's participation
in international organizations, including the World
Health Organization, United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change, and International Civil Aviation
Organization; and
(2) Urge international organizations to grant Taiwan
membership, observer, or other appropriate status.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Honolulu.
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Your Committees find that Taiwan has a gross domestic product
of $828,600,000,000, making the twenty—first largest economy in it
the world. Additionally, Taiwan is the fifty—seventh most
populous nation or dependency in the world with a population of
approximately twenty—three and a half million. Your Committees
further find that Taiwan has full membership in forty
intergovernmental organizations or their subsidiary bodies,
including the World Trade Organization, Asia—Pacific Economic
Cooperation, and Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
Despite those memberships and statuses, Taiwan is not a member of
the World Health Organization, International Criminal Police
Organization, United Nations Framework Conventions on Climate
Change, or International Civil Aviation Organization. This
measure support efforts for Taiwan to obtain membership, observer,
or other appropriate status in international organizations.
affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
As
Committees on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs and Transportation and Culture and the Arts that are
attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 164 and recommend its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Public Safety and
Intergovernmental and Military
Affairs and Transportation and
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Culture and the Arts,
CHRIS LEE,
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Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Public Safety and Intergovernmental and Military Affairs
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D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is:
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D Pass, with amendments
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D Hold
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D Recommit
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Members Aye
// Aye (WR) Nay Excused
WAKAI, Glenn (C)
ELEFANTE, Brandon J.C. (VC)
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Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts
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Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
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The Recommendation is:
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D Pass,with amendments
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D Hold
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D Recommit
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