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HI HR139

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/16/2017

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Yamane

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Proclaims March as Red Cross Month in Hawaii for 2017.

  • Honors the American Red Cross of Hawaii on its 100th anniversary, established August 23, 1917.

  • Recognizes the organization's 24/7 disaster response services including food, shelter, clothing, and crisis counseling for fires, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other emergencies.

  • Acknowledges that 97 percent of the American Red Cross of Hawaii's workforce consists of volunteers who provide CPR, AED training, and disaster preparedness education to 20,000 people annually.

  • Notes volunteers have been deployed statewide across all Hawaiian Islands and internationally to Japan, Guam, and mainland U.S. states including New York, Florida, and the Carolinas.

Legislative Description

Proclaiming March As Red Cross Month And Honoring The American Red Cross On The 100th Anniversary Of The American Red Cross' Service To The People Of Hawaii.

Proclaiming March as Red Cross Month and Honoring the American Red Cross on the 100th Anniversary of the American Red Cross serv

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

3/16/2017

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