HI SCR206

Request that the United States Postal Service issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring Alfred Aholo Apaka on March 19, 2019, marking the centennial of his birth.

Alfred Apaka (1919-1960) was a renowned Hawaiian vocalist known as "The Golden Voice of Hawaii" who performed nationally and internationally, including on Bob Hope's television show and Bing Crosby's radio show in 1952.

Request that the stamp's first release occur in Waikiki, where Apaka established himself as a performer, before being distributed nationally.

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

Note that this commemorative stamp would be only the second issued to honor a Native Hawaiian and Polynesian-American.