HI SR57

Commemorates February 8, 1954, as the date U.S. Congress introduced legislation to add the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Recognizes that the bill was introduced by Senator Homer Ferguson (R-Michigan) on February 8, 1954, the five-year anniversary of Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty's imprisonment by Communist and Nazi regimes for his anti-religious persecution sermons.

Notes that the amendment passed unanimously and was signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower after hearing a sermon by Reverend George Docherty on February 7, 1954, referencing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address phrase "under God."

Directs that the history and significance of this date be posted in Hawaii schools and public buildings, with certified copies sent to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and State Board of Education for dissemination.