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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF AN OFFICIAL TROPICAL FRUIT OF THE
   STATE OF HAWAII. 


 1       WHEREAS, many states have designated a number of fruits as
 2   their respective official state fruits; and
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 4       WHEREAS, a discussion of the merits of various tropical
 5   fruits should be evaluated to determine whether one tropical
 6   fruit should be given the honor of being named the official
 7   tropical fruit of Hawaii; and
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 9       WHEREAS, elementary school students in Hawaii would be
10   interested in helping to determine the tropical fruit to
11   receive this honor; and
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13       WHEREAS, a contest sponsored by the Department of
14   Agriculture and the Department of Education would interest
15   children and educate them about the tropical fruits of Hawaii;
16   now, therefore,
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18       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
19   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
20   of 2000, that the Department of Agriculture and the Department
21   of Education are requested to sponsor a contest for elementary
22   school children to determine which tropical fruit will receive
23   the honor of being named the official tropical fruit of Hawaii;
24   and
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26       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
27   Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of
28   Agriculture and the Superintendent of the Department of
29   Education.