Bill Text: HI SCR175 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Encouraging The State To Build A Partnership With The Kingdom Of The Netherlands And Collaborate On Similar, Shared Challenges And Goals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-04-17 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Nakashima excused (2). [SCR175 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2023-SCR175-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	175
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO BUILD A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS AND COLLABORATE ON SIMILAR, SHARED CHALLENGES AND GOALS.

 

 

     WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the State to cultivate meaningful relationships with countries and subnational governments to collaborate on solutions to shared challenges; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Netherlands is a northwestern European country notable for its economic, cultural, and ecological contributions to world history; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii and the Netherlands are very similar in both challenges faced and shared values; and

 

     WHEREAS, similar to Hawaii, the Netherlands is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change; and

 

     WHEREAS, with seventeen percent of its land having been reclaimed from bodies of water, the Netherlands is particularly threatened by sea level rise and flooding brought on by global warming; and

 

     WHEREAS, throughout its history, the Netherlands has developed inventive land reclamation and flood mitigation strategies that could be used to defend the State from impending catastrophic sea level rise; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Netherlands is renowned for its innovative and productive agricultural practices that could be useful to the State in promoting local farms; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Netherlands has pioneered transportation solutions that have reduced costs, curbed emissions, and improved safety that could also be advantageous to the State given the current challenges to Hawaii's future; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii and the Netherlands are both members of the Local2030 Islands Network and are committed to the same sustainable development goals; and

 

     WHEREAS, similar to Hawaii, the Netherlands is a center of cultural and commercial exchange; and

 

     WHEREAS, as a result, Hawaii and the Netherlands both highly value social tolerance, gender equality, and the promotion of LGBTQ+ rights; and

 

     WHEREAS, given the similarities between the State and the Netherlands, fostering a relationship with the Netherlands would be beneficial; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the House of Representatives concurring, that this body encourages the State to build a partnership with the Kingdom of the Netherlands and collaborate on the similar, shared challenges and goals; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Report Title: 

Kingdom of the Netherlands; Partnership; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism