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HI HR148
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, its original name established in 1865.
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Requests removal of the President McKinley statue from the school premises, erected in 1911.
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States the 1907 school renaming and 1911 statue installation were political indoctrination tactics to convince Hawaiian residents of American sovereignty.
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Argues the Newlands Resolution of July 6, 1898, illegally annexed Hawaii despite 80 percent of the adult population signing the Kūe Petitions against annexation in 1897.
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Requires certified copies be sent to Hawaii's Congressional delegation, Governor, Board 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