HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates, Chair |
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Rep. Adrian K. Tam, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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10:30 AM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for assisting the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum with a capital improvement project.
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RELATING TO BROTHER JOSEPH DUTTON DAY. Designates April 27 of each year as Brother Joseph Dutton Day.
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RELATING TO THE CREATIVE WORKFORCE. Establishes the creative arts workforce grant program, to be administered by the state foundation on culture and the arts. Appropriates funds for the creative arts workforce grant program.
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to the State of Hawaii Museum of Monarchy History and the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History, to be expended by the Hawaii state foundation on culture and the arts.
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RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS DAY. Establishes June 14 of each year as "Medical Cannabis Day".
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RELATING TO THE BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP MUSEUM. Appropriates moneys to support the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum.
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RELATING TO STATE SYMBOLS. Designates ohia lehua as the state endemic tree.
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RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. Requires the department of land and natural resources to place markers in the State to indicate significant sites in the life of President Barack Obama and appropriates funds to place the markers throughout the State.
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RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artist Fellowship Program for the awarding of one-time fellowships to promising artists.
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RELATING TO COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION. Creates a task force to conduct a census of COFA residents in Hawaii.
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RELATING TO VOLUNTEER MONTH. Designates the month of April as Volunteer Month; provided that the month is not construed as a state holiday.
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________________________________________ Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates Chair |
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