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HI HCR27
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/7/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jeanne Kapela
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AI Summary
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Requests the United States Census Bureau to re-designate the census-designated place known as Captain Cook on Hawaii Island as Kāʻawaloa.
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Requests Hawaii County to remove all references to Captain Cook as a place name on Hawaii Island.
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Notes that the area was historically known as Kāʻawaloa, a thriving Hawaiian village and royal residence that served as the residence of choice for Kona chiefs, including King Kamehameha I.
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States that the area received its "Captain Cook" name because the post office was located in the Captain Cook Coffee Company during the early 1900s.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of the United States Census Bureau, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, and Chairperson of the Hawaii County Council.
Legislative Description
Requesting The United States Census Bureau To Re-designate The Census-designated Place Known As Captain Cook On The Island Of Hawaii As Kaawaloa And Requesting Hawaii County To Remove All References To Captain Cook As A Place Name On The Island Of Hawaii.
Island of Hawaii
Last Action
The committee on PSM deferred the measure.
4/20/2022