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This Concurrent Resolution requests the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA), a state agency responsible for supporting arts and culture, to provide a detailed report to the State Legislature. Specifically, the SFCA must report on how money from the "Works of Art Special Fund," which is a dedicated fund for acquiring art, has been spent on the curation and preservation of Native Hawaiian art. The report should include the total amount spent on Native Hawaiian art, the number of Native Hawaiian art pieces acquired, the percentage of all art collected by the fund that is Native Hawaiian art, the average cost of each Native Hawaiian art piece, and the percentage of the fund's total acquisition costs that went towards Native Hawaiian art. This request stems from concerns that the SFCA's strategic priorities have not adequately addressed Native Hawaiian culture, and that the current use of the Works of Art Special Fund may not be fully supporting Native Hawaiian artists and cultural practices, including performing arts like hula. The report is due to the Legislature at least twenty days before the start of the 2023 Regular Session.