S.C.R. No. 160 Summary

• Requests the Department of Education to provide two flagpoles at each of its schools to allow the United States flag and Hawaii state flag to fly at equal height.

• Establishes that the Hawaii state flag, derived from a flag commissioned by King Kamehameha I in 1816, has eight stripes symbolizing the state's eight major islands.

• Notes that July 31, 1843 marked the raising of the Kingdom of Hawaii flag to end British occupation and restore sovereignty.

• 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 two separate poles.

• Directs transmission of a certified copy of the concurrent resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Education.