HI SCR52

Recognizes Juneteenth National Freedom Day on June 19 of each year in Hawaii.

Acknowledges Juneteenth as the oldest African-American holiday observance in the United States, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans.

Notes that news of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery reached enslaved people in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas on June 19, 1865.

Establishes Juneteenth as a reminder to all Americans of the status and importance of African-American citizens.

Requires transmission of a certified copy of the resolution to the Governor.