Bill Text: HI SR64 | 2016 | Regular Session | Amended


Bill Title: Spirit of Liliuokalani Statue; Hawaiian Alii Memorial Art

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-04-07 - Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 2). [SR64 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-SR64-Amended.html

THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

64

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016

S.D. 2

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALII MEMORIAL ART ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

 

 


     WHEREAS, Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Spirit of Liliuokalani statue depicting Queen Liliuokalani is located behind the Capitol building and faces away from Iolani Palace, where she reigned over the Hawaiian Kingdom until she was deposed; and

 

     WHEREAS, a depiction of Queen Liliuokalani should be placed in a royal setting fitting of an alii of the Hawaiian Kingdom, which best portrays the leadership and courage Queen Liliuokalani epitomized as Hawaii's monarch; and

 

     WHEREAS, each of the alii of the Hawaiian Kingdom should be memorialized; and

 

     WHEREAS, in order to properly depict the Hawaiian alii, the portrayals should follow Hawaiian tradition with the Hawaiian chiefs and rulers attended by kahili and puloulou; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2016, that the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is requested to establish an Alii Memorial Art Advisory Task Force; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to comprise the following:

 

     (1)  The Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee;

 

     (2)  The Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, or the Chairperson's designee;

 

     (3)  The Chairperson of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, or the Chairperson's designee;

 

     (4)  The Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, or the Chairperson's designee;

 

     (5)  A member of the Senate, to be designated by the President of the Senate;

 

     (6)  A member of the House of Representatives, to be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

 

     (7)  One representative or the respective representative's designee, appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, from one of the following organizations: Hui Hanai representing the Queen Liliuokalani Trust, Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Heirs of Queen Liliuokalani and Prince Consort John Owen Dominis, Washington Place Foundation, Aha Hui O Liliuokalani Hawaiian Civic Club, Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club, Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, The Friends of Iolani Palace, and Maunaala; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force elect a chair from among its members and adopt rules and procedures as needed; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts administer and provide technical oversight of the task force; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force hold an initial meeting no later than November 1, 2016; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to discuss the following:

 

     (1)  Placement of the Spirit of Liliuokalani statue to best exemplify her majesty; and

 

     (2)  Commissioning permanent works of art commemorating King Kamehameha I, King Kamehameha II (Liholiho), King Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli), King Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho), King Kamehameha V (Lot Kapuaiwa), King Lunalilo, King Kalakaua, and Queen Liliuokalani with their likeness and descriptions and including kahili and puloulou as symbols of rank and appropriate lighting for security and enhancement of the art; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including a design, necessary appropriation amount, and proposed site for the relocation and repositioning of the Spirit of Liliuokalani statue, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force be dissolved on June 30, 2018; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Comptroller, Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, Chairperson of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hui Hanai representing the Queen Liliuokalani Trust, Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Heirs of Queen Liliuokalani and Prince Consort John Owen Dominis, Washington Place Foundation, Aha Hui O Liliuokalani Hawaiian Civic Club, Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club, Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, The Friends of Iolani Palace, and Maunaala.

Report Title: 

Spirit of Liliuokalani Statue; Hawaiian Alii Memorial Art

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