HI HCR126

Urges the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to display a portrait of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole in each state building, office, meeting room, and waiting area under the Department's jurisdiction.

Recognizes Prince Kuhio's service as a non-voting delegate from Hawaii to the House of Representatives for twenty years beginning in 1902.

Acknowledges his major accomplishments including securing $27,000,000 for Pearl Harbor improvements, establishing Makapuu Point Lighthouse and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, building Hilo Wharf, and constructing a hospital at Kalaupapa Settlement.

Credits Prince Kuhio with leading efforts to pass the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, which established the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairperson, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Chairperson, and the Comptroller.