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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF THE COMMUNITY GROUP PLANNING THE CREATIon OF A MONUMENT TO HONOR QUEEN KA`AHUMANU IN OR NEAR HANA, MAUI.
WHEREAS, various Pacific island chiefdoms were first unified into the Kingdom of Hawai`i during the late 18th century through conquest by the warrior who became the Kingdom's first ruling monarch, known as King Kamehameha the Great, or Kamehemaha I; and
WHEREAS, following the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, Queen Ka`ahumanu, his first and favorite wife and close advisor, became in effect the kuhina nui (co-ruler) of the Kingdom together with the heir to the throne, Prince Liholiho (King Kamehameha II); and
WHEREAS, upon the death of Liholiho in 1824 and the succession of Liholiho's younger brother Kauikeaouli (Kamehemeha III) to the throne, Queen Ka`ahumanu in effect ruled the Kingdom as regent during the early years of Kauikeaouli's reign; and
WHEREAS, Queen Ka`ahumanu was a forceful person who exerted great impact, influence, and power during much of the Kingdom's existence, as an advisor and co-leader with kings, as a free-spirited challenger of traditional kapu, and as a catalyst and shaper of the evolving relationship between ancient Hawaiian and more recently arrived Christian beliefs, morals, and spirituality; and
WHEREAS, Queen Ka`ahumanu was
born around 1770 of Ke`eaumoku and Namahana in the cave at Pu`u Ka`uiki, near
Hana on the island of Maui and taken as an infant to Heaiu Kaniomoku at Hana;
and
WHEREAS, the Kingdom of Hawai`i, and successor governments, including the
Territory of Hawai`i and the State of Hawai`i, have built monuments honoring
persons of importance in Hawaiian history, including King Kamehameha the Great,
King Kalakaua, Queen Kapi`olani, Queen Lili`uokalani, Father Damien, Robert
Kalanihiapo Wilcox, and Prince Kuhio; and
WHEREAS, although a statue of Queen Ka`ahumanu already exists at the Queen Ka`ahumanu Center in Kahului, Maui, a monument to the Queen at or near Hana, Maui, the area of her birth, paying tribute to and memorializing her valued contributions to the Kingdom of Hawai`i and the history of Hawai`i, would be appropriate and would benefit our current residents and visitors alike; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the Senate concurring, that state agencies, private businesses, and the community organizations are requested to cooperate with and support the community group planning the creation of a monument to honor Queen Ka`ahumanu in or near Hana, Maui; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to assist the community group in locating and setting aside an appropriate piece of public land for the placement of the Queen Kaahumanu monument; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, President of the Royal Order of Kamehameha, Presidents of Chapters I and XI of the `Ahahui Ka`ahumanu Society, Chairperson of the State Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations, President of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Kamehameha Schools, Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program of the Bishop Museum, President of the Queen Lili`uokalani Children's Center, and President of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.
Queen Kaahumanu Monument