S.R. 101 Summary

• Recognizes Hawaii as a human rights state in commemoration of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2013

• Notes that Hawaii's public school system has partnered with the Hawaii Institute for Human Rights to create courses teaching students about human rights issues

• Establishes that a human rights state promotes human rights as a way of life to identify community issues and inform actions for economic and social change

• Designates this resolution as the Hawaii Human Rights Day Recognition Resolution of 2013

• Directs certified copies to be transmitted to the Governor, each county mayor, and members of Hawaii's Congressional delegation