HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON CULTURE, ARTS, & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates, Chair

Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Sharon E. Har

Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Rep. Jeanne Kapela

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Gene Ward

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

TIME:

10 a.m.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

SCR 26, SD1

(SSCR1300)

Status

URGING THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUNG WOMEN BY ANNUALLY RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 11 AS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL.

 

CAI, FIN

SCR 135, SD1

(SSCR1437)

Status

REQUESTING THAT THE YEAR 2022 BE DESIGNATED AS THE YEAR OF LIMU.

 

CAI, WAL, JHA

SCR 215, SD1

(SSCR1478)

Status

RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

 

CAI, JHA

SCR 220, SD1

(SSCR1380)

Status

RECOGNIZING THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

CAI, JHA

SCR 241, SD1

(SSCR1489)

Status

ESTABLISHING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE PREFECTURE OF YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN.

 

CAI, CPC

SCR 242, SD1

(SSCR1490)

Status

REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A CREATIVE RESURGENCE TASK FORCE TO BUILD AND FOSTER CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION THROUGH THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND HUMANITIES.

 

CAI, FIN

SCR 243, SD1

(SSCR1492)

Status

REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND DEVELOP STATUTORY DEFINITIONS OF "CREATIVE WORK" AND "CREATIVE WORKERS" BY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION HAWAII'S EXISTING CREATIVE WORK INDUSTRY, AS GROUNDWORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT MEASURES TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S CREATIVE WORKERS.

 

CAI, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Chair