HI HR136

Request the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Alfred Aholo Apaka, a renowned Hawaiian vocalist known as "The Golden Voice of Hawaii" who was born March 19, 1919, in Honolulu.

Apaka had a significant career performing nationally and internationally, with notable appearances on Bob Hope's television show and Bing Crosby's radio show in 1952, and performed at Henry Kaiser's Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki starting in 1954.

Apaka died from a heart attack in 1960 at age 40, but his legacy continues through memorable recordings including "Aloha Oe," "Hawaiian Wedding Song," and "Hapa Haole Hula Girl," and a 1999 album of lost recordings won the Na Hoku Hanohano Award.

Request that the United States Postal Service first release the commemorative stamp in Waikiki, where Apaka established himself as a performer, before releasing it to the rest of the nation.

Direct transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Postmaster General, Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, Hawaii Congressional Delegation, the Governor, and county mayors statewide.