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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />185 15 <br />A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO <br />DESIGNATE JULY 31 AS "LA HO`IHO`I EA," WHICH TRANSLATES TO <br />RESTORATION DAY. <br />WHEREAS, La Ho`iho`i Ea translates to Restoration Day, which marks the day that <br />independence was restored to the Hawaiian Kingdom on July 31, 1843, after being seized and <br />forcefully taken by Lord George Paulet, a captain of the British Royal Navy's HMS Carysfort; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, July 31 commemorates the day that Admiral Richard Darton Thomas of the <br />British Royal Navy ordered the Union Jack (Union Flag) to be removed and replaced with the <br />Hawaiian flag, ending over five months of unauthorized military occupation; and <br />WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii recognizes that there is a need to honor, support, and <br />cherish this significant day in Hawai`i's history; and <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 8, Holidays, of the Hawaii Revised Statutes designates certain <br />days for the purpose of celebration, honor, remembrance, public education, and awareness; and <br />WHEREAS, July 31 should be known and designated as "La Ho`iho`i Ea" in recognition <br />of the day independence was restored to the Kingdom of Hawaii, provided this day is not and <br />shall not be construed to be a State holiday; now, therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br />Hawaii State Legislature is urged to amend Chapter 8, Holidays, of the Hawaii Revised <br />Statutes to add the following section to be appropriately numbered: <br />"§8-_ La Ho`iho`i Ea. July 31 of each year shall be known and designated as <br />"La Ho`iho`i Ea" in recognition of July 31, 1843, which was celebrated as Restoration <br />Day by the Kingdom of Hawaii. This day is not and shall not be construed to be a state <br />holiday." <br />