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HI SB3046
Bill
Status
2/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Kidani
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AI Summary
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Designates the last Sunday in September as "Gold Star Family Day" in Hawaii to honor family members of United States Armed Forces members who died while serving in times of war or hostilities.
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Adds a new section to Chapter 8 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to establish the observance.
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Specifies that Gold Star Family Day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday.
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References the federal recognition of Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, which was renamed by President Barack Obama in September 2009 to include all family members of fallen service members.
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Notes that seven states (Illinois, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin) and Guam have already enacted similar legislation.
Legislative Description
Gold Star Family Day; Armed Forces
Last Action
The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takai, Ito, Awana, Choy, Ohno, Onishi, Tsuji, Wooley; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, Cachola, McDermott.
3/12/2014