THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	3007
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to Indigenous people's day.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 8-1.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§8-1.5[]]  [Discoverers'] Indigenous Peoples' Day.  The second Monday in October shall be known as [Discoverers' Day, in recognition of the Polynesian discoverers of the Hawaiian Islands,] Indigenous Peoples' Day, to:

(1) Recognize the countless indigenous people who perished as a result of the indigenous-European confrontation;

(2) Recognize those indigenous people who have survived the past five hundred years; and

(3) Educate the general public about the ongoing plight of indigenous people, provided that this day is not and shall not be construed to be a state holiday."

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Indigenous Peoples' Day; Holidays

Description:

Re-designates the second Monday of October from "Discoverers' Day" to "Indigenous Peoples' Day."

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