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HI HCR176
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Stacelynn Eli
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Education to install two flagpoles at each of its schools to allow the United States flag and Hawaii state flag to be displayed at equal height
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Cites title 36, chapter 10 of the United States Code, which permits a state flag to be flown at the same height as the national flag when displayed on separate poles
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References the Hawaii state flag's historical significance, including its derivation from a flag commissioned by King Kamehameha I in 1816 and its commemoration of the Kingdom of Hawaii's sovereignty restoration on July 31, 1843
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Notes that the flag's eight stripes symbolize the State's eight major islands and represent pride in Hawaiian culture
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Requires transmittal of a certified copy of the resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Education
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Education To Provide Each Of Its Schools With Two Flagpoles So That The United States Flag And Hawaii State Flag May Be Flown At The Same Height.
DOE
Last Action
Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 33
3/14/2019