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HI HR107

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Diamond Garcia

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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 a $27,000,000 appropriation for Pearl Harbor dredging and construction, establishment of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hilo Wharf construction, and Kalaupapa Settlement hospital for Hansen's Disease patients.

  • Notes Prince Kuhio's leadership in securing passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920, which created the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor, Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairperson, Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chairperson, and the Comptroller.

Legislative Description

Urging 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.

Hawaiian Home Lands

Last Action

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 21

3/13/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/13/2024

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