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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the State of hawaii to adopt the international laboUr organization "convention concerning indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries."
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii has recognized the significance of indigenous peoples rights with the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2005, an entire two years ahead of its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2007; and
WHEREAS, indigenous peoples throughout time have suffered from marginalization, discrimination, and being stigmatized, mainly by their colonizing powers; and
WHEREAS, since the 1950s, the world has developed a greater understanding of the plight of indigenous peoples, and specialized international bodies have been created to effectively tackle the problems faced by indigenous peoples; and
WHEREAS, one example is the 1989 convention adopted by the International Labour Organization, "Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries," which to date, has been ratified by only twenty-two member states of the International Labour Organization, even though the Convention outlines a large number of rights which are perceived as normal to non-indigenous citizens; and
WHEREAS, the people of Hawaii have come together to protect and promote the human rights of the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, the kanaka maoli; and
WHEREAS, over the years, the Legislature has been committed to perpetuating the culture, language, practices, and beliefs of the kanaka maoli; and
WHEREAS, the tools to defend such rights should be reflected upon as positive benchmarks for Hawaii as we move forward; 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 Legislature urges the State of Hawaii to adopt the International Labour Organization Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State of Hawaii and the international community at large are urged to consult the indigenous and tribal peoples concerned when considering legislative or administrative measures that may directly affect them, as set forth in Article 6 of the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State of Hawaii and the international community at large are urged to grant indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries ownership and possession over lands and natural resources that they traditionally occupy, as set forth in Article 14 of the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature urges the President of the United States to sign and request the timely ratification of the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, the members of Hawaii's congressional delegation, the United States Secretary of State, and the United States Secretary of Labor.
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International Labour Organization Convention No. 169