Bill Text: HI SR35 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Statewide Clean-Up Day; Earth Day

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-04 - Report and Resolution Adopted. [SR35 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-SR35-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	35
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

Urging the state to establish an annual statewide clean-up day on april 22 to COINCIDE WITH EARTH DAY AND celebrate and honor hawaii's environment and natural resources.

 

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii is a paradise in the Pacific, often acclaimed for its physical beauty, tropical weather, and friendly culture; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is essential for Hawaii residents to continue to be stewards of the land, ensuring that Hawaii will remain habitable and sustainable for future generations; and

 

     WHEREAS, Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 of each year to celebrate Earth's life, beauty, and the need for preserving and renewing the threatened ecological balances upon which all life on Earth depends; and

 

     WHEREAS, in an effort to align with the celebratory efforts of Earth Day participants from all over the world, Hawaii, as a state that encompasses diverse physical features, should establish a local effort toward the beautification of the land, mountains, and oceans; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2016, that the State is urged to establish an annual Statewide Clean-Up Day on April 22 to coincide with Earth Day and celebrate and honor Hawaii's environment and natural resources; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Statewide Clean-Up Day may include appropriate displays, celebrations, and community events that highlight the importance of maintaining and preserving Hawaii's land, ocean, and other natural resources; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Statewide Clean-Up Day; Earth Day