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HI HB1438

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/2/2017

Primary Sponsor

Ken Ito

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates state general funds for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to commemorate the centennial anniversary of World War I with programs, ceremonies, and activities from April 2, 2017, through November 11, 2018.

  • Recognizes that on April 1, 1917, the SS Aztec merchant ship was sunk by the German Navy, killing several Hawaii merchant mariners who were among Hawaii's first World War I casualties.

  • Notes that the United States declared war on the German Empire on April 6, 1917, and that approximately 10,000 men and women from the Territory of Hawaii volunteered to serve in World War I.

  • Directs the State Department of Defense to expend the appropriated funds for the commemoration purposes.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Relating To The World War I Centennial Commemoration.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

3/23/2017

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/23/2017
International Affairs and the Arts3/9/2017
Finance2/17/2017
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts1/30/2017

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