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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO PROCLAIM THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST AS "NATIONAL ASSISTANCE DOG WEEK".
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii has 227,000 citizens with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, those citizens who need a service dog wait approximately three to five years for a service dog; and
WHEREAS, assistance dogs, including service dogs, guide dogs, hearing alert dogs and alert/seizure response dogs, transform the lives of their human partners with physical and mental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, assistance dogs serve as devoted companions, helpers, aides, best friends and close family members; and
WHEREAS, recognizing these dogs, who benefit Hawaii's citizens with disabilities, will aid in raising awareness and educate the public about how these specially trained animals are aiding so many people in Hawaii and could benefit so many more of Hawaii's citizens; now, therefore,
BE
IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of
the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the Senate concurring, that the
Governor is requested to express the State's support for the contributions of
assistance dogs to Hawaii's citizens with disabilities by proclaiming the
second week of August of every year, beginning on the second week of August
2011 as "Hawaii State Assistance Dogs Week" in the State of Hawaii;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution
be transmitted to the Governor of Hawaii and the Hawaii Humane Society.
RELATING TO SERVICE DOGS