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HI HCR26
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jeanne Kapela
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AI Summary
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Urges the Board of Education and Department of Education to rename President William McKinley High School back to Honolulu High School, its original name established in 1865.
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Requests removal of the William McKinley statue from school premises, arguing it was erected in 1911 as a symbol of subjugation of Native Hawaiians rather than to honor the president.
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Cites President McKinley's signing of the Newlands Resolution on July 6, 1898, which illegally annexed Hawaii despite 80 percent of the adult population signing the Kūʻe Petitions against annexation in 1897.
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References the 1993 Congressional Apology Resolution (U.S. Public Law 103-150) acknowledging Native Hawaiians never relinquished their claims to sovereignty and cites McKinley's role in the Curtis Act of 1898 dismembering Native American tribal governments.
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Requests public school curricula include content on historical injustice and discrimination against Hawaii's indigenous people, and directs copies to be sent to relevant state and federal officials.
Legislative Description
Urging The Board Of Education And Department Of Education To Change The Name Of President William Mckinley High School Back To Honolulu High School And Remove The Statue Of President Mckinley From The School Premises.
Honolulu High School
Last Action
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The recommendation was NOT ADOPTED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kapela, Belatti, Ganaden; Ayes with reservations: none; 7 Noes: Representative(s) Clark, Costales, Hashimoto, Quinlan, Takayama, Yamane, Okimoto; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Ohno.
3/24/2022