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HI SB2037

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2024

Primary Sponsor

Stanley Chang

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of every year as the Lunar New Year.

  • Establishes the Lunar New Year as a state holiday in Hawaii, adding it to the list of state holidays in Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 8-1.

  • Recognizes that approximately 37.1% of Hawaii's population (over 500,000 residents) are of Asian descent and celebrates the cultural significance of Lunar New Year to the Asian community.

  • Takes effect on January 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To State Holidays.

State Holidays

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

2/16/2024

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/16/2024
Transportation and Culture and the Arts1/17/2024

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