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HI HCR70
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/2/2017
Primary Sponsor
Calvin Say
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AI Summary
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Requests the United States Postal Service issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Alfred Apaka, a renowned Native Hawaiian vocalist of the twentieth century.
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Proposes the stamp be issued on March 19, 2019, marking the centennial anniversary of Apaka's birth on March 19, 1919.
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Requests the stamp's initial release occur in Waikiki, where Apaka established his career as a performer, before national distribution.
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Notes that Apaka was a significant cultural icon who performed professionally from 1938 until his death in 1960, and that Duke Kahanamoku was the last Native Hawaiian honored with a commemorative stamp in 2002.
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Directs transmittal of certified copies to the Postmaster General, the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor, and county mayors.
Legislative Description
Requesting The United States Postal Service To Issue A Commemorative Postage Stamp In Honor Of Alfred Apaka.
Alfred Apaka
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017