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HI SB775

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2013

Primary Sponsor

Sam Slom

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the Hawaiian hoary bat (Ōpeʻapeʻa) as the official state land mammal of Hawaii
  • Hawaiian hoary bat is Hawaii's only endemic land mammal and was listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on October 13, 1970
  • Purpose is to raise public awareness of the Hawaiian hoary bat as an endangered species and promote awareness of this uniquely Hawaiian mammal
  • Committee on Technology and the Arts received supporting testimony from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Conservation Council for Hawaii, Bat Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and the Humane Society of the United States Hawaii Chapter
  • Committee recommends the bill pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading

Legislative Description

Hawaiian Hoary Bat; State Land Mammal

Last Action

Referred to VMI, FIN, referral sheet 30

3/7/2013

Committee Referrals

Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/7/2013
Technology and the Arts1/22/2013

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