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HI HCR25

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

4/21/2017

Primary Sponsor

Ken Ito

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Strongly urges the Hawaii Community Development Authority to permanently maintain the Ehime Maru Memorial at its current location in Kakaako Waterfront Park in perpetuity.

  • Requests written assurance from the Authority's Executive Director that the memorial will not be relocated as part of the Parks Master Plan.

  • Prohibits any alcohol-dispensing venues, including beer gardens, from being located on the mound where the Ehime Maru Memorial stands.

  • Memorializes the February 9, 2001 collision between the U.S.S. Greeneville submarine and the Ehime Maru fishing vessel that killed nine Japanese nationals, including students and teachers from Uwajima Fisheries High School.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor, U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Japanese Prime Minister, Governor of Ehime Prefecture, and other relevant officials and organizations.

Legislative Description

Strongly Urging The Hawaii Community Development Authority To Keep, In Perpetuity, The Ehime Maru Memorial At Its Present Location At Kakaako Waterfront Park And Requesting The Hawaii Community Development Authority Not To Permit Any Alcohol-dispensing Venue To Be Located On The Mound On Which The Ehime Maru Memorial Is Located.

Ehime Maru Memorial

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

4/21/2017

Committee Referrals

International Affairs and the Arts4/7/2017
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts4/6/2017
Water & Land3/29/2017
Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts2/7/2017

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