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HI HB554
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cory Chun
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AI Summary
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Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of each year as "Lunar New Year" in Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 8.
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Explicitly states that Lunar New Year is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday.
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Recognizes that 37.1 percent of Hawaii's population (over 500,000 residents) is of Asian descent as of July 1, 2022, and acknowledges the Asian community's contributions to the state's social, civic, and economic success.
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Notes that 2024 marks the 235th anniversary of the first arrival of Asian immigrant workers in the state and that Lunar New Year is celebrated by more than two-thirds of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans across the United States.
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Takes effect on July 1, 3000.
Legislative Description
Relating To State Holidays.
Day of Observance
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
2/11/2025