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HI HR24
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, which was its original name when established in 1865.
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Requests removal of the statue of President William McKinley from the 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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Contends that the school name change in 1907 and McKinley statue were part of a political indoctrination strategy to convince Hawaiian residents they are American, despite 80 percent of the adult population signing the Kūʻe Petitions against annexation in 1897.
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Cites President McKinley's role in signing the 1898 Newlands Resolution, which illegitimately claimed U.S. annexation of Hawaii without the consent of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and references his inaction on racial atrocities against Native Americans and African Americans.
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Requests the Board and Department ensure public school curricula include content on historical injustices and discrimination endured by Hawaii's indigenous people.
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