HI HB1227

Appropriates funds from general revenues to the Department of Accounting and General Services for maintenance of landscaped areas at Iolani Palace grounds for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015.

Funding includes four maintenance staff positions with wages and fringe benefits, and maintenance equipment and supplies (specific dollar amounts not filled in the bill text).

Aims to support restoration of Iolani Palace grounds to 1892 conditions, including removal of parking meters and asphalt lots as part of a three-phase master plan.

Recognizes Iolani Palace as the only royal palace in the United States where a reigning monarch lived and notes it is currently the only royal palace worldwide with metered parking on its grounds.

Takes effect on July 1, 2050.