HI SR52

Requests the Governor recognize and commemorate August 26, 2020, as Women's Equality Day to mark the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment and honor Hawaii's role in the women's suffrage movement.

Commemorates the Nineteenth Amendment ratified on August 26, 1920, which prohibited states from denying voting rights based on sex.

Honors Hawaiian women suffragists including Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett, who founded the National Women's Equal Suffrage Association in 1912, and Queen Lili'uokalani as symbols of women's political participation.

Recognizes Hawaii's contributions to women's representation through female members of Congress including Patsy Takemoto Mink (first woman of color elected to Congress), Mary Elizabeth Farrington, Patricia Saiki, Mazie Hirono, Colleen Hanabusa, and Tulsi Gabbard.

Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Legislature leadership, League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and the Patsy Mink Foundation.