THE SENATE                           S.R. NO.              33
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  RESOLUTION

  CONCERNING THE BARTLETT PAINTING ONCE LOCATED AT THE HAWAII
    STATE LIBRARY.



 1        WHEREAS, in August of 1990, the Hawaii State Library moved
 2   from the 478 S. King Street address into a temporary site on
 3   Pensacola Street while the library was being extended and
 4   renovated; and 
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 6        WHEREAS, the renovation of the Hawaii State Library
 7   required the removal of all materials, movable furnishings, and
 8   staff for an extended period of time; and 
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10        WHEREAS, a painting, known as the "Bartlett Painting," was
11   located in the Hawaii State Library prior to the renovation of
12   the Hawaii State Library; and 
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14        WHEREAS, the Bartlett Painting was one of the last items
15   to be removed from the building prior to the renovation; and 
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17        WHEREAS, the Bartlett Painting was removed by the
18   construction crew; and 
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20        WHEREAS, the Special Assistant to the State Librarian
21   signed for removal of the painting from the State library on
22   King Street; and 
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24        WHEREAS, library staff members assumed the Bartlett
25   Painting was sent to the Waikiki-Kapahulu Library along with
26   all the other art works for storage; and 
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28        WHEREAS, the current location of the Bartlett Painting is
29   not known at this time; now, therefore,
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31        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
32   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 1999, that the
33   Attorney General is requested to determine the whereabouts of
34   the missing Bartlett Painting; and
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36        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Attorney General is
37   requested to report findings and recommendations to the
38   Legislature twenty days before the convening of the Regular
39   Session of 2000; and 
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 1        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
 2   Resolution be transmitted to the Attorney General.
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