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HI HR155

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Stacelynn Eli

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Education to provide each school with two flagpoles to display the United States flag and Hawaii state flag at equal heights.

  • References title 36, chapter 10 of the United States Code, which permits state flags to be flown at the same height as the national flag when displayed on separate poles.

  • Acknowledges the Hawaii state flag's historical significance, including its origins from a flag commissioned by King Kamehameha I in 1816 and its symbolism of the state's eight major islands.

  • Requires transmission 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

Committee Referrals

Lower and Higher Education3/14/2019

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