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HI SCR185

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/9/2013

Primary Sponsor

Suzanne Chun Oakland

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates October 2 of each year as "International Day of Non-Violence" in Hawaii to honor Mahatma Gandhi on his birth date.

  • Acknowledges Gandhi's philosophy of resolving conflict through non-violence rather than violent action.

  • Directs the International Day of Non-Violence to raise awareness of non-violence and reduce psychological and physical violence in all forms and at all levels.

  • Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition-Hawaii, Domestic Violence Action Center, and several other organizations and institutions.

Legislative Description

International Day of Non-Violence

Last Action

Referred to VMI, referral sheet 54

4/15/2013

Committee Referrals

Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts4/15/2013
Human Services3/19/2013

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