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HI HCR149

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Daniel Holt

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

H.C.R. No. 149 Summary

  • Requests the United States Postal Service issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Alfred Aholo Apaka on March 19, 2019, marking the centennial of his birth.

  • Recognizes Apaka as "The Golden Voice of Hawaii," a renowned Hawaiian vocalist known for hapa haole music who performed nationally and internationally from 1938 until his death in 1960 at age 40.

  • Requests the stamp's first release be in Waikiki, where Apaka established himself as a performer, before distribution to the rest of the nation.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the U.S. Postmaster General, Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, state and county officials, and the Governor.

  • Notes this would be only the second commemorative stamp issued to honor a Native Hawaiian and Polynesian-American.

Legislative Description

Requesting The United States Postal Service To Issue A Commemorative Postage Stamp In Honor Of Alfred Aholo 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) Creagan, DeCoite, Holt, McKelvey excused (4).

3/27/2019

Committee Referrals

Finance3/27/2019
Tourism & International Affairs3/14/2019

Full Bill Text

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