Bill Text: HI SCR201 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Sister-State Relationship Between Hawaii and Hokkaido, Japan
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-16-15. [SCR201 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-SCR201-Amended.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation OF A SISTER STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE PREFECTURE OF HOKKAIDO, JAPAN, and forward its recommendation to the legislature, pursuant to section 229‑3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for further action.
WHEREAS, due to its multicultural population since the days of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 20th century, Hawaii maintains a heritage of international participation and cultural sensitivity unparalleled in other states; and
WHEREAS, since 1981, the Legislature has instituted sister state relationships as a means of asserting the State's active participation in international matters; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii currently maintains sixteen sister state relationships, including relationships with four Japan prefectures; and
WHEREAS, Hokkaido is Japan's largest and northernmost prefecture and an important generator of tourism in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Hokkaido's well-known wintertime and year-round recreational activities, along with cultural ties, attract many travelers from Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, a relationship between Hawaii and Hokkaido will be highly beneficial in expanding tourism, strengthening cultural bonds, and advancing common goals of international peace and brotherhood; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Hawaii Sister-State Committee is requested to evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of a sister-state relationship between the State of Hawaii and the Prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Sister-State Committee report its findings and recommendation, including proposed legislation, relative to initiating a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and the Prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2016; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of State; Ambassador of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.; Governor of the Prefecture of Hokkaido, Japan; Consul General of Japan in Hawaii; Governor of the State of Hawaii; and the Chairperson of the Hawaii Sister-State Committee.
Sister-State Relationship Between Hawaii and Hokkaido, Japan
