HI SR29

Request the Governor to support legislation redesignating the second Monday in October from Discoverers' Day to Indigenous Peoples Day in Hawaii.

Assert that Christopher Columbus did not discover America as it was already inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years, and that he suggested enslaving native inhabitants.

Argue that the concept of "discovery" established Christian dominion over non-Christian nations and enabled colonization and land seizure, resulting in the deaths of indigenous peoples worldwide.

Note that James Cook did not discover the Hawaiian Islands as they were inhabited by Native Hawaiians (Kanaka Maoli) for hundreds of years prior to his 1778 arrival.

Reference Berkeley, California's 1992 renaming of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day and the subsequent adoption of similar name changes by other American states, cities, and institutions.