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HI HCR138

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

4/3/2014

Primary Sponsor

Angus McKelvey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates July 20, 2014, as "Tranquility Base Day" in Hawaii to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing at Tranquility Base.

  • Acknowledges Hawaii's significant contributions to the Apollo program, including the Kokee Tracking Station on Kauai for communications relay and the use of Hawaiian volcanic landscapes for astronaut training between 1965 and 1972.

  • Recognizes Hawaii's role in the splashdown and recovery of the Apollo 11 astronauts and command module, including quarantine facility transport from Pearl Harbor to Hickam Air Force Base.

  • Urges the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to include Tranquility Base and associated artifacts on the World Heritage List alongside other renowned landmarks.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor and UNESCO Director-General.

Legislative Description

Apollo 11; Lunar Landing; Forty-Fifth Anniversary; "Tranquility Base Day"; July 20, 2014

Last Action

Referred to PSM.

4/8/2014

Committee Referrals

Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs4/8/2014
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/12/2014

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