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HI HCR179
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/12/2021
Primary Sponsor
Amy Perruso
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AI Summary
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Urges the Superintendent of Education to request the Board of Education change President William McKinley High School's name back to Honolulu High School, which was established in 1865.
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Contends the school's name was changed to President William McKinley High School in 1907 as part of a political indoctrination strategy to Americanize the Hawaiian population.
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Claims the McKinley statue, erected in 1911, was intended to perpetuate the subjugation of Native Hawaiians and reinforce U.S. annexation despite 80% of the adult population signing petitions against annexation in 1897.
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Asserts President McKinley committed fraud by signing the Newlands Resolution on July 6, 1898, which illegitimately annexed Hawaii without authority over an internationally recognized nation.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to Hawaii's Congressional delegation, Governor, Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and county mayors.
Legislative Description
Urging The Superintendent Of Education To Request The Board Of Education To Change The Name Of President William Mckinley High School Back To The School's Previous Name Of Honolulu High School And To Remove The Statue Of President Mckinley From The School Premises.
President McKinley High School
Last Action
The committee(s) on EDN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
3/18/2021