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HI SCR161
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/4/2019
Primary Sponsor
Brian Taniguchi
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AI Summary
S.C.R. No. 161 Summary
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Designates July 20, 2019, as "Tranquility Base Day" in Hawaii to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing on the moon's Sea of Tranquility.
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Honors Hawaii's contributions to the Apollo program, including the Kōkeʻe Tracking Station on Kauai that provided voice relay and telemetry communications during the Apollo 11 mission, and volcanic terrain used for astronaut training between 1965 and 1972.
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Recognizes Hawaii's role in the splashdown and recovery of Apollo 11 astronauts and the command module returning from the moon, including the astronauts' transit from Pearl Harbor to Hickam Air Force Base in a mobile quarantine facility.
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Encourages Hawaii residents to celebrate the achievement and the contributions of people and places in Hawaii to the Apollo 11 mission and space exploration.
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Urges the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization to designate Tranquility Base and associated artifacts as a World Heritage Site alongside landmarks such as the Pyramids at Giza and the Statue of Liberty.
Legislative Description
Designating July 20, 2019, As "tranquility Base Day" In Hawaii To Honor The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Apollo 11 Lunar Landing At Tranquility Base And Urging The United Nations Educational, Scientific, And Cultural Organization To Include Tranquility Base And Associated Artifacts On The World Heritage List.
Tranquility Base day
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Gates, Holt, Nakamura excused (4).
4/15/2019