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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC), hosted by Hawaii for the first time in its fifty-two-year history in June 2024 attracted more than five hundred thousand visitors and over two thousand two hundred delegates from more than twenty-five island nations; and
WHEREAS, events
like FestPAC promote trans-Pacific cooperation and help preserve the strong
cultural heritages of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia; and
WHEREAS, providing annual
dedicated opportunities to learn about and experience the varied cultures and
traditions that make up the Pacific region will foster the bonds amongst these
peoples and allow for further understanding, cooperation, and appreciation;
now, therefore,
BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the
State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that the
State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, in consultation with other agencies,
is urged to establish an annual festival in Hawaii that celebrates the culture
and arts of the Pacific region; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the
Arts, Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, the Executive Director of the Honolulu
Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts, and all members of the Honolulu City
Council.
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OFFERED BY: |
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