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This Concurrent Resolution formally requests the Department of Education to name the new high school being built in Kihei, Hawaii, after United States Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink. The resolution highlights Mink's significant achievements as a trailblazing politician, including being the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and her crucial role in co-authoring Title IX, a landmark federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The resolution emphasizes her lifelong dedication to advocating for the rights and equity of women, children, immigrants, and other marginalized groups, particularly in educational settings, and notes that naming the school in her birthplace of Maui would be a fitting tribute to her legacy.