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(From DBEDT Website - Sister States 2007 Annual Report) Legislature establishes the Hawaii Sister State Committee The 2006 Legislature took an additional step forward in systematizing the formation of State of Hawaii sister affiliations with the passage of Act 150 (SB3192, SD1, HD2, CD1) which established the Hawaii Sister State Committee. The Act requires the Committee to "evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of all sister state or province relationships and forward its recommendation to the Legislature." The Act required the Governor to appoint one member from a list submitted by each of the following entities: 1. Speaker of the House 2. President of the Senate 3. A Native Hawaiian cultural organization 4. East -West Center 5. Hawaii State Association of Counties The 2007 Legislature confirmed the nominees submitted by the five groups and the Governor appointed the following members to serve on the Committee: Committee Member Term Expires 1. Romy M. Cachola June 30, 2010 2. Lisa Teruka Maruyama June 30, 2011 3. Sherry R. Menor - McNamara June 30, 2011 4. Anita Mae K. Naone June 30, 2009 5. ThanhLo Sananikone June 30, 2008 (From Hawaii State Legislature Website) ACT 150 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to statutorily reestablish the process for initiating and maintaining sister state and sister province relationships as outlined by the former state office of international relations in 1993. SECTION 2. The Hawaii Revised Statutes is amended by adding a new chapter to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Chapter SISTER STATE AND PROVINCE RELATIONSHIPS -1 Definition. For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "sister state or province relationship" means a relationship between the State of Hawaii and the state or province or similar governmental or political subdivision of a foreign nation.