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This resolution requests the State Archives to enhance its public engagement and historical preservation efforts by expanding outreach, sharing historically significant narratives that remain relevant today, and creating opportunities for public discussion and civic education. Specifically, the resolution calls for the State Archives to provide perspectives on historical and modern issues through diverse community lenses, including viewpoints from women, immigrants, and Native Hawaiians. Additionally, the resolution asks the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to conduct a study on potential revenue generation for a new State Archives facility, which is envisioned to include expanded storage and research spaces, museum-grade display areas, digital classrooms, event spaces, and a civics education center. The resolution highlights the State Archives' long-standing role as keepers of public memory since 1905 and acknowledges the current facility's space constraints and structural limitations, while emphasizing the strong need to increase public understanding of Hawaii's history and promote civic engagement.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=138&year=2025