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WHEREAS, certain places in Hawaii are of paramount importance for their historical and cultural significance, such as the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e Palace in Kailua-Kona, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala; and

WHEREAS, Hulihe‘e Palace is located in historic Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, on Ali‘i Drive, the former vacation home of Hawaiian royalty, and has been converted to a museum run by the Daughters of Hawai‘i, showcasing furniture and artifacts; and

WHEREAS, as "The Museum of Hawai‘i", the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum's mission is to be a gathering place and educational center that actively engages people in the presentation, exploration, and preservation of Hawaii's cultural heritage and natural history, as well as ancestral cultures throughout the Pacific; and

WHEREAS, the Bishop Museum is statutorily designated as the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History; and

WHEREAS, Washington Place is where Queen Lili‘uokalani was arrested during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and later became the official residence of the Governor of Hawaii; and

WHEREAS, Washington Place is a National Historic Landmark, designated in 2007; and

WHEREAS, ‘Iolani Palace was the official residence of Hawaiian Royalty where official functions were performed and, dignitaries and luminaries from around the world were received and entertained often and lavishly; and

WHEREAS, ‘Iolani Palace was the center of social and political life for the Kingdom of Hawaii; and

WHEREAS, Mauna Ala, the Royal Mausoleum, is located in Nuuanu and is the final resting place of two of Hawaii's prominent royal families—the Kamehameha family and the Kalakaua family; and

WHEREAS, Mauna Ala is on the National Register of Historical Places; and

WHEREAS, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e Palace, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala are landmark treasures that preserve and perpetuate the Hawaiian cultural heritage, and provide an incomparable attraction and culturally appropriate experience for visitors; and

WHEREAS, to perpetuate and preserve the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e Palace, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala, these sites need a perpetual funding mechanism; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2012, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Senate Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Economic Development and Technology are requested to convene a Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation develop a plan to provide fiscal stability and a source of continuous funding for each of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e Palace, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation include the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Comptroller; two Senators representing the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs; two Senators representing the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology; two Representatives representing the House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs; two Representatives representing the House Committee on Economic Revitalization and Business; and one representative from each of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e Palace, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala, to be selected by the co-chairs of the special task force; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one Senator representing the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs and one Senator representing the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology serve as co-chairs of the Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the special task force members not be considered employees for the purposes of chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, based solely upon their participation in the special task force; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation report to the Legislature its findings and recommendations no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Special Task Force on Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation be dissolved upon the filing of its report to the Legislature; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Comptroller, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology, Chairperson of the House Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, Chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Revitalization and Business, and the heads or curators of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Hulihe‘e Palace, Washington Place, ‘Iolani Palace, and Mauna Ala.

Report Title:

Governor's Special Task Force; Hawaiian Historical Sites Preservation

THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	107
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII