HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Urging the governor to appoint a creative resurgence coordinator to the governor's cabinet.
WHEREAS, the creative arts are an integral part of Hawaii's culture; and
WHEREAS, the creative arts sector represents approximately six percent of the State's total civilian jobs and $4,200,000,000 of the State's gross domestic product; and
WHEREAS, according to the June 2020 Brookings Institute report, The Lost Art: Measuring COVID-19's Devastating Impact on America's Creative Economy, "[t]he creative economy is one of the sectors most at risk from the COVID-19 crisis."; and
WHEREAS, the Brookings Institute report also identifies Hawaii as one of the top five states that have job losses in the creative sector greater than the national average of 30.3 percent; and
WHEREAS, participating in creative activities promotes healthy communities; and
WHEREAS, the role of government in the creative arts is to ensure access to the arts for all people across the State and in every community; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu has within his cabinet an Office of Culture and the Arts, whose role is to promote the value of arts and culture throughout communities in the City and County of Honolulu; and
WHEREAS, a Creative Resurgence Coordinator in the Governor's Cabinet would ensure coordination between the public and private sectors on creative resurgence projects; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the Senate concurring, that this body urges the Governor to appoint a Creative Resurgence Coordinator to the Governor's Cabinet; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Creative Resurgence Coordinator; Governor's Cabinet