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HI SB614

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Fevella

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes November 28 as "La Kuokoa" (Hawaiian Independence Day) as an official state holiday in Hawaii, upgrading it from a day of observance

  • Commemorates the Anglo-Franco Proclamation of 1843, when Great Britain and France formally recognized the independence and sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 8-1 to add La Kuokoa to the list of designated state holidays alongside existing holidays like King Kamehameha I Day and Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day

  • Repeals Section 8-36, which previously designated November 28 as a day of observance that explicitly was not a state holiday

  • Effective date set for July 1, 3000 (placeholder date indicating further legislative action needed)

Legislative Description

Relating To Hawaiian Independence Day.

State Holiday

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/13/2025
Culture & Arts3/6/2025
Ways and Means2/14/2025
Transportation and Culture and the Arts1/23/2025

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