Bill Text: HI SCR135 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting That The Year 2022 Be Designated As The Year Of Limu.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-08 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on WAL as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). [SCR135 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-SCR135-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
requesting that the year 2022 be designated as the year of the limu.
WHEREAS, limu is a crucial part of a healthy and productive reef ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, limu is the primary producer and, therefore, the base of the nearshore marine food chain; and
WHEREAS, limu is a key indicator of the health and resilience of an ahupua‘a; and
WHEREAS, limu was once the third important component, along with fish and poi, of the traditional Native Hawaiian diet; and
WHEREAS, in the past, limu was used not only for food but also for medicinal purposes as well as for religious and cultural ceremonies; and
WHEREAS, much limu-based cultural knowledge has been lost over many generations due to a lack of knowledge and awareness of limu's significance; and
WHEREAS, there has been a steep decline of limu throughout the State and a correlating decline in the amount of nearshore fish; and
WHEREAS, the lack of knowledge and awareness about limu hinders any work or effort to increase Hawaii's population of nearshore fish; and
WHEREAS, recapturing, retaining, and sharing cultural and environmental knowledge about limu will benefit nearshore fisheries and all the people of Hawaii for many generations; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, the House of Representatives concurring, that the year 2022 be declared the Year of the Limu; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor.
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Year of the Limu; 2022
