HI SR110

Nominates former Governor John D. Waiheeʻe III for induction into the Aloha Order of Merit, an honor established by the Hawaii Legislature in 1993 under section 5-7.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Waiheeʻe served as Hawaii's fourth Governor from 1986 to 1994 and was the first Native Hawaiian elected governor of any U.S. state

Highlights his national leadership roles including Chair of the Democratic Governors Association in 1992 and Chair of the Education Commission of the States

Credits his contributions to the 1978 State Constitutional Convention, including establishing the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, recognizing Hawaiian as an official state language, and efforts leading to the 1993 federal Apology Resolution (Public Law 103-150)

Notes his continued public service as Chair of the Board of Governors of the East-West Center and ongoing civic engagement through opinion articles and policy discussions