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HI SCR123

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/13/2015

Primary Sponsor

Gil Riviere

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Replace the term "African American" with "American of African Descent" as the race category in surveys conducted by the State of Hawaii
  • Current race categories in state surveys include American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and White
  • Many individuals do not identify with the "African American" category because it does not adequately describe the culturally diverse and ethnically unique group
  • The term "American of African Descent" provides a broader representation of an individual's race and ethnicity
  • Certified copies of this concurrent resolution shall be transmitted to the Governor

Legislative Description

Race category; Ethnicity; State Surveys; Americans of African Descent

Last Action

Referred to GVO.

3/23/2015

Committee Referrals

Government Operations3/23/2015

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