Bill Text: HI SB2037 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To State Holidays.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-16 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. [SB2037 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-SB2037-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature further finds that the Asian community in Hawaii has contributed greatly, not only to the State's social, civic, and economic success, but also to its diverse and vibrant culture, which includes the celebration of the Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year is joyously observed by numerous residents in the State and is celebrated by more than two-thirds of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans in general. The Lunar New Year provides a time to renew one's family ties; reflect upon the past year; and wish for good fortune, health, and prosperity in the year ahead.
The legislature also finds that the United States House of Representatives introduced resolutions recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Lunar New Year in 2021 and 2023; California recognized the Lunar New Year as a state holiday in 2022; and New York recognized the Lunar New Year as a public school holiday in 2023.
The legislature finds that, by establishing the Lunar New Year as a state holiday in Hawaii, the State can honor its rich cultural history, demonstrate its commitment to cultural diversity, and extend its best wishes for peace and prosperity to all who celebrate this important occasion.
Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Designate the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of every year as the Lunar New Year; and
(2) Establish the Lunar New Year as a state holiday.
SECTION 2. Section 8-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§8-1 Holidays designated. The following days of each year are set apart
and established as state holidays:
The
first day in January, New Year's Day;
The
third Monday in January, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day;
The
day of the second new moon after the winter solstice, Lunar New Year;
The
third Monday in February, Presidents' Day;
The
twenty-sixth day in March, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day;
The
Friday preceding Easter Sunday, Good Friday;
The
last Monday in May, Memorial Day;
The
eleventh day in June, King Kamehameha I Day;
The
fourth day in July, Independence Day;
The
third Friday in August, Statehood Day;
The
first Monday in September, Labor Day;
The
eleventh day in November, Veterans' Day;
The
fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day;
The
twenty-fifth day in December, Christmas Day;
All
election days, except primary and special election days, in the county wherein
the election is held; and
Any
day designated by proclamation by the President of the United States or by the
governor as a holiday."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Public Administration; State Holidays; Lunar New Year
Description:
Designates the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice of every year as the Lunar New Year. Establishes the Lunar New Year as a state holiday. Takes effect 1/1/2050. (SD1)
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