Bill Text: HI SCR83 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Waikiki-Kauhale O Hookipa Scenic Byway; Designation; Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-06-07 - Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-07-13. [SCR83 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SCR83-Introduced.html

THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

83

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

recognizing and supporting the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association for their efforts in preparing for the designation of WaikĪkĪ - Kauhale O Hoʻokipa as a hawaii state and national scenic byway.

 

 


     WHEREAS, the National Scenic Byways Program is part of the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration; and

 

     WHEREAS, the vision of the Federal Highway Administration's National Scenic Byways Program is "to create a distinctive collection of American roads, their stories and treasured places"; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Hawaii Scenic Byways Program is administered through the State Department of Transportation; and

 

     WHEREAS, scenic byways are roads that tell a special story, roads with outstanding historical, scenic, archaeological, cultural, natural, and recreational intrinsic qualities, and roads that will benefit from a coordinated strategy for tourism and economic development; and

 

     WHEREAS, local community byway sponsor groups manage community scenic byways to protect and enhance scenic byways through collaboration with government agencies, businesses, and community groups; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, a non-profit organization, sponsors a local byway committee for the Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa Scenic Byway; and

 

     WHEREAS, Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association co-founder George Kanahele once stated, "Waikīkī's significance is as a place of history, not destination"; and

 

     WHEREAS, "Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa" translates to "Waikīkī - Home of Hospitality" and is descriptive of the meaning and feeling of Waikīkī as we know it today; and

 

     WHEREAS, Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa Scenic Byway is a collaborative effort among the community, businesses, and government to promote and share the special intrinsic qualities of Waikīkī, particularly the role Waikīkī played in Hawaii's and the island of Oahu's history; and

 

     WHEREAS, through the telling of stories about Waikīkī, Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa Scenic Byway helps to educate the public regarding Waikiki's historical and cultural significance; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, the House of Representatives concurring, that this body hereby recognizes the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association for its hard work in preparing for the designation of Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa as a state scenic byway and supports the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association's work; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body supports the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association's efforts in preparing the Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa Corridor Management Plan; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body supports the subsequent designation of Waikīkī - Kauhale O Hookipa Scenic Byway as a National Scenic Byway; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, Director of Transportation, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and Director of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Waikiki-Kauhale O Hookipa Scenic Byway; Designation; Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association

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