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HI HR258
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/16/2011
Primary Sponsor
Faye Hanohano
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AI Summary
- Expresses legislative support for removing the term "Treaty of Annexation" cast in bronze on the statue of President McKinley at McKinley High School in Honolulu
- Requests the Department of Education and Department of Accounting and General Services take steps to remove the bronze inscription, which the resolution states never existed and was never implemented
- Details historical context that Hawaii was annexed by joint resolution on July 7, 1898, not by treaty, and notes Queen Lili'uokalani and Hawaiian organizations filed formal protests against annexation attempts
- States the inaccurate inscription has contributed to misinformation about Hawaiian history and the U.S.-Hawaiian Kingdom relationship, harming students' understanding of the islands' true history
- Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Superintendent of Education, Comptroller, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and McKinley High School Principal
Legislative Description
Treaty of Annexation; President McKinley Statute
Last Action
(H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting no and Carroll, M. Oshiro, Takai, Tokioka excused.
4/4/2011
Committee Referrals
Education4/4/2011
Hawaiian Affairs3/21/2011
Full Bill Text
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