HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

50

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

DESIGNATING THE HAWAII CAPITOL CULTURAL DISTRICT AND ENCOURAGING THE MAXIMUM INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT OF ALL public and private ORGANIZATIONS to collaborate WITH THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND the ARTS TO SUSTAIN AND PROMOTE CULTURE AND THE ARTS IN HAWAII.

 

 

WHEREAS, culture and the arts are treasured resources that enhance and enrich the lives of every Hawaii resident and visitor, and affect the economy, education, quality of life, and community development; and

WHEREAS, the area in Honolulu between Kalihi and Piikoi Streets, and Beretania Street and the Pacific Ocean, has a treasured assemblage of historic, civic, artistic, cultural, and natural resources that together represent Hawaii’s diverse ethnic heritage and is, therefore, worthy of special recognition, conservation, and enhanced public awareness and access; and

WHEREAS, a first-ever partnership, unifying the public, government, and private stakeholders in this area, has emerged to help manage, preserve, protect, and enhance these assets for our citizens and the world; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate concurring, that the area in Honolulu between Kalihi and Piikoi Streets, and Beretania Street and the Pacific Ocean, is hereby designated as the Hawaii Capitol Cultural District; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body reaffirms its commitment to preserve and develop culture and the arts throughout the State, and encourages their sustenance and promotion through the maximum involvement and support of all public and private organizations to collaborate with the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, the Comptroller, the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, the Executive Director of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, and the Director of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

 

 

Report Title:

Hawaii capitol cultural district (HD1)