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HI HR156
Resolution
Status
3/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gene Ward
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AI Summary
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Urges the City and County of Honolulu, the County of Maui, the County of Hawaii, and the County of Kauai to establish new Sister City relationships with other Pacific Island municipalities.
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References the success of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) hosted by Hawaii in June 2024 as demonstrating the value of fostering relationships between Hawaii and Pacific Island neighbors.
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Notes that Hawaii counties have already established Sister City relationships with 89 cities worldwide, with 30 of these in the Pacific region.
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Identifies Sister City programs as vehicles for exchanges in arts and culture, youth and education, business and trade, and community development.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the mayors of all four counties.
Legislative Description
Urging The City And County Of Honolulu, The County Of Maui, The County Of Hawaii, And The County Of Kauai To Establish Sister City Relationships With Other Pacific Island Municipalities.
Pacific Islands Caucus
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4).
3/25/2025