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HI HCR46

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/24/2016

Primary Sponsor

Linda Ichiyama

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Governor to order that the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag be flown on the same halyard as the United States flag whenever it is flown on a permanent flagpole in front of the State Capitol building.

  • If the U.S. flag and Hawaii state flag remain on separate halyards, directs the POW/MIA flag to be displayed directly under the U.S. flag.

  • If the U.S. flag and Hawaii state flag are placed on the same halyard, directs the POW/MIA flag to be displayed directly under the Hawaii state flag.

  • References Hawaii's Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorial (dedicated 1994) honoring 454 Korean War servicemembers and 312 Vietnam War servicemembers killed or missing in action from Hawaii.

  • Requires copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor, Adjutant General, Director of the Office of Veterans' Services, and the Chairman of the Board of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia.

Legislative Description

State Capitol; POW/MIA Flag; Korean War; Vietnam War

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6).

3/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2016
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts3/3/2016

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