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HI SCR72
Concurrent Resolution
AI Summary
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Establishes a formal sister-state relationship between Hawaii and the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal.
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Hawaii currently maintains nineteen sister-state relationships, with only one other European country connection.
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Madeira is a volcanic archipelago located approximately six hundred miles southwest of Lisbon and consists of two inhabited islands (Madeira and Porto Santo) plus uninhabited islands.
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Historical connection: approximately 180 Madeiran contract laborers arrived in Honolulu on September 30, 1878, followed by roughly 8,000 more immigrants over the next three decades who worked on sugarcane plantations and contributed cultural elements including the braguinha (ukulele), Portuguese sausage, and cattle-herding traditions.
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Hawaii Sister-State Committee recommended the relationship on November 16, 2021; certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the U.S. Secretary of State, Portuguese Ambassador, Hawaii Governor, Madeira's Regional Government President, and relevant state officials.
Legislative Description
Establishing A Sister-state Relationship Between The State Of Hawaii, United States Of America, And The Autonomous Region Of Madeira, Portugal.
Hawaii
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno, Woodson excused (2).
4/18/2022