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This Resolution requests that July 31st of every year be officially recognized and proclaimed as "La Hoihoi Ea," which translates to Restoration Day. This day commemorates the restoration of independence to the Hawaiian Kingdom on July 31, 1843, after it was unlawfully seized by a British naval captain. The resolution highlights that Queen Victoria later sent a British admiral to rectify this transgression, leading to the end of the five-month occupation. King Kamehameha III established this holiday to celebrate the rightful return of sovereignty, famously proclaiming "Ua Mau ke ea o ka ?aina i ka pono," meaning the life, breath, and sovereignty of the land is perpetuated through justice. The Senate of the State of Hawaii recognizes the importance of honoring this significant historical event and therefore urges the Legislature and Governor to acknowledge and observe July 31st as La Hoihoi Ea, and to transmit certified copies of this Resolution to the Governor, Speaker of the House, and county Mayors.