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HI SR126
Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Education to install two flagpoles at each school under its jurisdiction to allow the United States flag and Hawaii state flag to be flown at equal height.
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Cites title 36, chapter 10 of the United States Code, which permits state flags to be displayed at the same height as the national flag when each flag is on a separate pole.
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Acknowledges the Hawaii state flag's historical significance, derived from a flag commissioned in 1816 by King Kamehameha I and raised on July 31, 1843, to mark restoration of the Kingdom's sovereignty.
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Notes that the flag's eight stripes symbolize Hawaii's eight major islands and serve as a symbol of pride and respect for Hawaiian culture.
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Directs 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
Re-Referred to WAM.
3/27/2019