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HI HCR127
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/31/2021
Primary Sponsor
Daynette Morikawa
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AI Summary
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Requests the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to evaluate and develop recommendations for establishing a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Notes Hawaii currently maintains 18 sister-state relationships, including 5 with Japanese prefectures, and shares historical ties with Yamaguchi through immigration of 10,424 contract laborers between 1885 and 1894
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Cites ongoing cultural exchanges between Yamaguchi and Hawaii including fisheries training, tour groups, and academic exchanges with Kauai Community College
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Requires the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to submit findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2022 Regular Session
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the U.S. Secretary of State, Japanese Ambassador, Governor of Hawaii, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japanese Consul General in Hawaii, and relevant state officials
Legislative Description
Requesting The Hawaii Sister-state Committee To Evaluate And Develop Recommendations For The Initiation Of A Sister State Relationship Between The State Of Hawaii And The Prefecture Of Yamaguchi, Japan, And Forward Its Recommendation To The Legislature, Pursuant To Section 2293, Hawaii Revised Statutes, For Further Action.
Hawaii
Last Action
Referred to LCA.
4/1/2021