Bill Text: HI HB340 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Brother Joseph Dutton Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-24 - Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837). [HB340 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HB340-Amended.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that Ira Barnes Dutton was born on April 27, 1843, in Stowe, Vermont, and spent his formative years in Janesville, Wisconsin. In September of 1861, during the beginning of the Civil War, Ira Barnes Dutton enlisted in the Union Army as part of Company B of the thirteenth Wisconsin infantry. Ira Barnes Dutton was subsequently discharged in 1866 due to a downsizing of the military after the Civil War. Following the Civil War, Ira Barnes Dutton suffered from a failed marriage, alcoholism, probable post-traumatic stress disorder, and other personal problems, leading him on a journey to seek atonement through Catholicism. During this time, Ira Barnes Dutton was baptized and adopted the name of his favorite saint, Joseph.
The
legislature recognizes that, upon learning about the work of Father Damien on
Molokai, Joseph Dutton made his way to Hawaii.
Arriving at Kalaupapa in July of 1886, Joseph Dutton assisted Father
Damien, who had been diagnosed with leprosy.
Joseph Dutton quickly became an expert in caring for patients while
working alongside Father Damien, who affectionately called Joseph Dutton
"Brother". After Father
Damien's death three years later in 1889, Joseph Dutton managed the Baldwin
Home for Boys for leprosy victims and dedicated the remainder of his life to
the residents of Kalaupapa until becoming ill.
Joseph Dutton was then transferred to St. Francis Hospital in Honolulu,
where he passed away on March 26, 1931.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to honor the hard work and dedication of Brother Joseph Dutton in helping residents of Kalaupapa by establishing April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day.
SECTION 2. Chapter 8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§8- Brother Joseph Dutton Day. April
27 of each year shall be known and designated as "Brother Joseph Dutton
Day"; provided that this day is not and shall not be construed to be a
state holiday."
SECTION
3. New statutory material is
underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 2050.
Report Title:
Brother Joseph Dutton Day
Description:
Designates April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day. Effective 6/30/2050. (SD1)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
