HI SB3096

Establishes Lā Kūkōkoa (Hawaiian Recognition Day) as an official state holiday to be observed on the fourth Friday in November.

Removes the election day holiday from Hawaii's designated state holidays, citing the transition to mail-in voting as eliminating the need for an in-person voting day off.

Lā Kūkōkoa commemorates Hawaii's recognition as an independent nation state by Great Britain and France on November 28, 1843, and by the United States on July 6, 1844.

The holiday was historically celebrated in the Hawaiian Kingdom, continued under the Provisional Government, the Republic of Hawaii (1894-1898), and the early Territory of Hawaii before being discontinued.

Effective date: July 1, 2051.