HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

6

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REcognizing september as education and APPRECIATION awareness month in hawaii.

 

 


     WHEREAS, education in Hawaii contributes to the State's economic, social, and cultural vitality; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii's keiki represent our future public servants, business leaders, and stewards of this great State; and

 

     WHEREAS, learning introduces our keiki to the world and provides them the tools to succeed by promoting confidence, self awareness, respect, and tolerance towards themselves and others around them; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2004, while supporting the integrity of our nation's education system, Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka said:

 

"I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place students experience the joys of newfound knowledge and the ability to excel;"

 

and

 

WHEREAS, public, private, charter, and home schools all play a vital role in shaping the minds of Hawaii's keiki; and

 

     WHEREAS, the importance of education should be appreciated by all the people of Hawaii with a reflection of education's positive effects on each individual, regardless of what type of or particular school they attended; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, the Senate concurring, that the month of September, 2009 be recognized as Education Awareness and Appreciation Month; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that:

 

     (1)  The first week in September be dedicated to public schools;

 

     (2)  The second week in September be dedicated to charter schools;

 

     (3)  The third week in September be dedicated to private schools; and

 

     (4)  The fourth week in September be dedicated to home schools; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Education, the Executive Director of the Charter School Administrative Office, and the Executive Director of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Recognizing national charter school week