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HI SR150
Resolution
Status
3/31/2021
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, signed by President Warren G. Harding on July 9, 1921, and effective September 16, 1921
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Acknowledges Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole's role as Hawaii's non-voting delegate to Congress who introduced House Resolution 13500 in April 1920, leading to the Act's passage by both chambers of Congress in June 1921
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Honors the Act's purpose of providing approximately 200,000 acres of former crown lands to native Hawaiians through homesteading programs to restore land ownership lost since the Mahele of 1848
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Directs executive departments to review policies benefiting Hawaiian Homes Commission Act beneficiaries and prioritize housing for those beneficiaries
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Requires transmission of resolution copies to Hawaii's congressional delegation, Governor, Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairperson, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board Chair, and all county mayors
Legislative Description
Recognizing The Centennial Celebration Of The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Of 1920, As Amended.
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-21-21.
6/21/2021