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Introduced
01/24/2024
01/24/2024
In Committee
04/25/2024
04/25/2024
Crossed Over
03/05/2024
03/05/2024
Passed
05/01/2024
05/01/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/24/2024
06/24/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka as the official gesture of the State. Authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed in a prominent location in the State. (CD1)
AI Summary
This bill adopts, establishes, and designates the shaka - a hand gesture consisting of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled - as the official gesture of the State of Hawaii. The bill recognizes the shaka's development within Hawaii, its positive cultural meaning of sharing aloha and fostering connection, and its status as a key brand symbol for the state. The bill also authorizes the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to develop a public work of art related to the shaka and its history to be displayed prominently in the state.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (10)
Henry Aquino (D)*,
Stanley Chang (D)*,
Lynn DeCoite (D)*,
Kurt Fevella (R)*,
Troy Hashimoto (D)*,
Michelle Kidani (D)*,
Angus McKelvey (D)*,
Joy San Buenaventura (D)*,
Glenn Wakai (D)*,
Donna Kim (D),
Last Action
Act 085, 06/21/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). (on 06/24/2024)
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