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HI HB458

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Greggor Ilagan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes April 27 of each year as "Brother Joseph Dutton Day" in Hawaii to honor the life and service of Brother Joseph Dutton.

  • Recognizes Brother Joseph Dutton's work from 1886 to 1931 caring for leprosy patients at Kalaupapa settlement alongside Father Damien and managing the Baldwin Home for Boys.

  • Adds new section to Chapter 8 of Hawaii Revised Statutes designating the observance day, with explicit language that it is not a state holiday.

  • Takes effect on April 27, 2843 (note: appears to contain a typographical error, likely intended as 2025 given the legislature session year).

Legislative Description

Relating To Brother Joseph Dutton Day.

Day of Observance

Last Action

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

4/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Culture and the Arts3/6/2025
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/10/2025
Culture & Arts1/21/2025

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