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HI SCR54
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/3/2011
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
- Requests removal of the term "Treaty of Annexation" cast in bronze on the statue of President William McKinley located at McKinley High School in Honolulu
- Asserts that no such treaty existed, as the Hawaiian Islands were annexed by joint resolution on July 7, 1898, not by treaty ratification
- Contends the statue's inscription perpetuates historical inaccuracies and misinformation about Hawaii's history and the relationship between the United States and Hawaiian Kingdom
- Directs the Department of Education and Department of Accounting and General Services to take steps to remove the false inscription from the statue
- Requires certified copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor, Superintendent of Education, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, and McKinley High School Principal
Legislative Description
Treaty of Annexation; President McKinley Statute
Last Action
(S) Referred to HWN/EDU, JDL.
3/8/2011
Committee Referrals
Hawaiian Affairs3/8/2011
Full Bill Text
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