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HI SR92

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu Academy for Creative Media, and Hawaii Film Office to send a letter to Sony Pictures Entertainment and actress Jennifer Lawrence requesting an apology for desecrating sacred Native Hawaiian rocks during The Hunger Games filming.

  • Urges Sony Pictures Entertainment to educate its staff on respecting Native Hawaiian cultural sites when filming in Hawaii.

  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi West Oahu; State Film Commissioner; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Business, Economic Development, And Tourism; The University Of Hawaii West Oahu Academy For Creative Media; And The Hawaii Film Office To Send A Letter To Sony Pictures Entertainment And Actress Jennifer Lawrence Asking For An Apology For An Incident In Which Sacred Rocks Were Desecrated During The Filming Of The Hunger Games.

DBEDT

Last Action

Re-Referred to ETT.

3/24/2017

Committee Referrals

Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology3/16/2017

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