Loading chat...
HI HCR150
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
Click for details
AI Summary
HCR 150 Summary
-
Urges the State Board on Geographic Names to consult with community members having direct traditional, cultural, and familial ties to Puna district when naming volcanic features from the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
-
Addresses the 2018 Kilauea eruption that began May 3, 2018, with Fissure 8 opening May 5, 2018, and reactivating May 23, 2018, destroying hundreds of homes in Kapoho area and filling Kapoho Bay.
-
Notes that "Fissure 8" is technically inaccurate as the U.S. Geological Survey defines a fissure as an elongate fracture, while the feature is actually a large tephra cone approximately 180 feet high.
-
Recognizes that Hawaiian language names for volcanic features encode information about physical characteristics, historical events, ecology, location, and oral histories specific to the area.
-
Directs a certified copy be transmitted to the Chairperson of the State Board on Geographic Names.
Legislative Description
Urging The State Board On Geographic Names To Consult With Community Members Who Have Direct Traditional, Cultural, And Familial Ties To The District Of Puna To Establish Appropriate Names For The Fissure 8 Vent And Other Features Of The 2018 Eruption Of Kilauea Volcano.
State Board on Geographic Names
Last Action
Referred to WLH, JUD, referral sheet 33
3/14/2019