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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING PHYSICIANS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII IN HONOR OF
   NATIONAL DOCTORS' DAY ON MARCH 30, 2000.



 1       WHEREAS, medicine is a special calling, and those who have
 2   chosen this vocation understand the tremendous responsibility
 3   it entails; and
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 5       WHEREAS, approximately 77,789 physicians in 41 specialties
 6   practice medicine in the United States, each playing an
 7   important role in meeting America's needs; and
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 9       WHEREAS, in 1991, U.S. President George Bush officially
10   proclaimed March 30 to be NATIONAL DOCTORS' DAY, in recognition
11   of the valuable and noteworthy contributions that physicians
12   have made, and continue to make, to the nation and its people;
13   and
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15       WHEREAS, in recognition of the symbolic and significant
16   role that physicians have in the course of human life, the
17   State of Hawaii and other states annually designate March 30 as
18   Doctors' Day to honor, in deep appreciation, physicians who
19   strive to improve and perfect the science and art of healing;
20   now, therefore,
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22       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
23   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
24   of 2000, that this body hereby recognizes the physicians of the
25   State of Hawaii, in honor of NATIONAL DOCTORS' DAY, and extends
26   to them its warmest Aloha and best wishes for continued success
27   in all future endeavors.
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