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This Resolution formally requests that three key state organizations—the Hawaii Council for the Humanities, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the Hawaii State Public Library System—work together to create a Hawaii State Poet Laureate Program. This program would involve periodically selecting a poet to serve as the state's laureate, promoting the reading and writing of poetry, and organizing literary and cultural workshops for various communities across Hawaii, including events where diverse cultural artists can share their work. The resolution also directs the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to report back to the Legislature by early 2023 with their progress, recommendations, and any proposed laws needed to establish the program, acknowledging Hawaii's rich multicultural heritage and the power of literature to foster understanding and civic engagement.