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HI SR125
Resolution
AI Summary
SR 125 Summary
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State requested to begin planning collaboration with Japanese partners to recognize the 80th anniversary of World War II's end in August 2025, including the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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State Foundation on Culture and the Arts requested to plan and construct memorial(s) honoring lives lost in both Japan and Hawaii, with potential offering of one memorial as a gift to Japan if deemed appropriate.
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Resolution acknowledges over 2,400 lives lost in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and approximately 226,000 lives lost in Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in August 1945.
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Reaffirms commitment to peace and ensuring World War II tragedies are never repeated, emphasizing that true victory is measured by maintaining peace rather than military outcomes.
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Certified copies to be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Legislative Description
Requesting The State To Begin Planning To Collaborate With Partners In Japan To Appropriately Recognize The Eightieth Anniversary Of The End Of World War Ii, Including The Atomic Bombings And Lives Lost In Japan And Hawaii Throughout The War, And Reaffirm A Commitment To Ensuring These Tragedies Are Never Repeated.
World War II
Last Action
Certified copies of resolution sent, 05-31-24
5/31/2024