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HI HCR313
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2010
Primary Sponsor
Scott Nishimoto
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AI Summary
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Recognizes traditional Hawaiian tattooing (kākau) as an art form in Hawaii.
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Acknowledges that Hawaiian tattooing predates western contact and was refined by Native Hawaiians over many centuries using traditional tools and methods without modern electricity.
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Notes that traditional Hawaiian tattooing held great spiritual and cultural significance and allowed preservation of an individual's genealogy, geography, and trade.
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Recognizes that contemporary Native Hawaiian tattoo artists undergo years of training and can only be recognized as master artists through validation by other master artists.
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Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Legislative Description
Native Hawaiian Tattooing; Art Form
Last Action
(H) The committees on HAW recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Carroll, Shimabukuro, Bertram, Brower, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno, Yamane.
3/24/2010