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RESOLUTION NO. 325 10
STATE OF HAWAII
A RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE MAY 1, 2010, AS LAW DAY AND MAY 2 -8,
2010, AS LAW WEEK IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII AND TO COMMEMORATE
THE ROLE OF LAW IN OUR LIVES.
WHEREAS, in 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1, 1958, to
be Law Day in the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, since 1958, a Presidential Proclamation has been issued every year
recognizing May 1 as Law Day; and
WHEREAS, on April 7, 1961, Law Day was codified by Public Law 87 -20, as
amended; and
WHEREAS, according to 36 U.S.C. § 113, Law Day is a special day of celebration
by the people of the United States in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of
their loyalty to the United States and of their rededication to the ideals of equality and justice
under law in their relations with each other and with other countries and for the cultivation of
the respect for law that is so vital to the democratic way of life; and
WHEREAS, this year marks the fifty- second year since the first Presidential
Proclamation of May 1 as Law Day and the forty -ninth year since the enactment of Law Day
by Public Law 87 -20; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division, the West
Hawai'i Bar Association, and the Hawai`i County Bar Association are committed to honoring
the traditions of Law Day by planning a week of law- related events known as "Law Week ";
and
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i State Bar Association will be celebrating Law Week from
May 2 -8, 2010; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
hereby recognizes Saturday, May 1, 2010, as Law Day in the County of Hawai`i and calls
upon all citizens, schools, businesses, clubs, and the news media to commemorate the role of
law in our lives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Council hereby recognizes May 2 -8,
2010, as Law Week in the County of Hawai`i.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Hawai'i State Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division, the West Hawai`i
Bar Association, the Hawai`i County Bar Association, the Office of the Corporation Counsel,
the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 20th day of April , 2010.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUN •T EMB W , I fir OF HAWAII
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii ENRIQUES X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by GREEN WELL X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOFFMANN X
Cowry of Hawai`i on A io it 20. 2010
IKEDA X
NAEOLE - BEASON X
ATTEST: ONISHI X
YAGONG X
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Reference: C- 778 /Waived HSEDC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPER'SdN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 325 10
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