HI SB695

Designates November 28 of each year as Lā Kūʻoko ̄ a, Hawaiian Recognition Day, to celebrate the historical recognition of the independence of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Explicitly states this day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday.

Commemorates the date when Great Britain and France jointly recognized Hawaiian independence by proclamation in 1843, with the United States following on July 6, 1844.

References the historical first official celebration of Hawaiian Recognition Day in 1847, when King Kamehameha III directed his Minister of Foreign Affairs to establish a fitting way to recognize Hawaii's acceptance into the family of nations.

Adds the designation as a new section to Chapter 8 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, effective upon approval.