STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1466
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 60
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2007
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Tourism and Government Operations, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 60 entitled:
"SENATE certified copies of thisSOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE NAME "MOKOLI'I ISLET" AND DISCOURAGE THE USE OF ITS POPULAR NAME "CHINAMAN'S HAT","
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii Tourism Authority to encourage the use of the proper name of a popular destination Mokolii Islet and discourage the use and publication of the name "Chinaman's Hat".
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA).
The name Mokolii, on the other hand, comes from part of the Pele legend: After Pele traveled across the Islands and finally made her home on the Island of Hawaii, she still wandered in her dreams as a spirit. During one of these travels, she found a handsome prince, Lohiau, on Kauai and wanted to meet him. She asked each of her sisters to go to Kauai and bring him back, but they refused, foreseeing the dangers of the trip. Finally the youngest of the girls, Hiiaka, agreed. On Oahu, as Hiiaka followed the trail on the shore of Kaneohe Bay, she was confronted by a moo, a large dragon-like creature. Using her supernatural power, Hiiaka killed the moo, cut off his tail, and threw it into the ocean, where it became an island called Mokolii, or "little dragon".
Your Committee notes that the HTA is using the name "Mokolii Islet" in the latest version of its Style Guide, which is part of the Hawaiian culture initiative. The initiative is part of the Hawaii Tourism Strategic Plan 2005-2015 to honor and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and community.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism and Government Operations that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 60 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism and Government Operations,
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____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair |
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