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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 185 15
(DRAFT 2)
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO
DESIGNATE JULY 31 AS "LA HO`IHO`I EA," WHICH TRANSLATES TO
RESTORATION DAY.
WHEREAS, La Ho`iho`i Ea translates to Restoration Day, which marks the day that
independence was restored to the Hawaiian Kingdom on July 31, 1843, after being seized and
forcefully taken by Lord George Paulet, a captain of the British Royal Navy's HMS Carysfort;
and
WHEREAS, July 31 commemorates the day that Admiral Richard Darton Thomas of the
British Royal Navy ordered the Union Jack (Union Flag) to be removed and replaced with the
Hawaiian flag, ending over five months of unauthorized military occupation; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i recognizes that there is a need to honor, support, and
cherish this significant day in Hawai`i's history; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 8, Holidays, of the Hawai`i Revised Statutes designates certain
days for the purpose of celebration, honor, remembrance, public education, and awareness; and
WHEREAS, July 31 should be known and designated as "La Ho`iho`i Ea" in recognition
of the day independence was restored to the Kingdom of Hawai`i; and
WHEREAS, a copy of this resolution is translated in the Hawaiian language, as shown in
the attached "Exhibit A"; now, therefore,
EXHIBIT A
HE 'OLELO HO`OHOLO E NOI ANA E HO'OPA'A `IA E KA `AHA`OLELO 0 KA
MOKU`AINA '0 HAWAII '0 KA LA 31 O IULAI '0 IA KA "LA HO`IHO`I EA."
`OIAI, `o ka La Ho'iho'i Ea ka la e ho`omana`o ana i ka ho'iho'i `ia o ke ku`oko`a a me
ke ea o ke Aupuni Moi o Hawai`i ma ka la 31 o Iulai MH 1843 ma hope ho'i o ke ka`ili `ia me
ka limaikaika e ka Lord George Paulet, he kapena o ka moku HMS Carysfort o ka Pu`ali Koa
Kai Ali`i o Beretania; a
`OIAI, `o ka la 31 o Iulai ka la ho`omana`o i ke kauoha `ia e ka `Akimalala Richard
Darton Thomas (Kamaki) o ka Pu`ali Koa Kai Ali`i o Beretania e wehe `ia ka hae Beretania a e
pani `ia i ka hae Hawai`i, he hana nana i ho'opau i ka noho hewa `ia o ka `aina he 'elima mahina
e nä koa o ka `aina `e; a
`OIAI, ua `ike `ia e ke Kalana '0 Hawai`i he kupono ke ho`ohanohano, kako`o, a pulama
`ia keia la kaulana o ka mo`aukala o Hawai`i nei; a
`OIAI, ma loko o ka Mokuna 8, Lanui, o na Kanawai Ho`ano Hou `Ia o Hawaii, ma laila
i ho`opa`a `ia ai kekahi mau la i la kulaia, ho`ohanohano, ho`omana`o, ho'ona'auao lehuhelu, a
ho`omana`o; a
`OIAI, he kupono ke `ike kuhelu a ho'olaha `ia ka la 31 o Iulai `o ia ka"La Hoihoi Ea"
i mea e ho`omana`o ia ai ka la i ho'iho'i `ia ai ke ku`oko`a a me ke ea o ke Aupuni MO`i o
Hawai`i; a
`OIAI, ua unuhi `ia he kope o keia 'Melo ho`oholo i loko o ka 'Melo Hawaii, e like me
ia i loa'a ka ka"Ho`ike A" i paku'i `ia mai, no laila, ma keia,
E HO`OHOLO `IA E KE KANIHELA 0 KE KALANA '0 HAWAII ke paipai `ia
nei ka `Aha`olelo 0 Ka Moku`aina '0 Hawai`i e ho'ololi i ka Mokuna 8, Lanui, o na Kanawai
Ho`ano Hou `Ia o Hawai`i a komo keia mahele hou e maka huahelu kupono `ia, penei:
"§8- La Ho`iho`i Ea. E `ike a ho'opa'a kuhelu `ia ka la 31 o Iulai o kela
makahiki keia makahiki `o ia ka"La Ho'iho'i Ea" i mea ho`omana`o i ka la 31 o Iulai
MH 1843, ka la ho'i i `ike `ia e ke Aupuni Moi o Hawai`i `o ia ka La Hoihoi Ea."
E HO`OHOLO HOPE LOA `IA na ke Kakau`olelo Kalana e ho`ouna i kope o keia
'Melo ho`oholo i ke Kenekoa Hanohano Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, ke Kenekoa Hanohano
Lorraine R. Inouye, ke Kenekoa Hanohano Gilbert Kahele, ke Kenekoa Hanohano Russell E.
Ruderman, ke Kenekoa Hanohano Josh Green, ka Lunamaka'ainana Hanohano Mark M.
Nakashima, ka Lunamaka'ainana Hanohano Clift Tsuji, ka Lunamaka'ainana Hanohano Richard
H.K. Onishi, ka Lunamaika`ainana Hanohano Joy. A. San Buenaventura, ka Lunamaka'ainana
Hanohano Richard P. Creagan, ka Lunamaka'ainana Hanohano Nicole E. Lowen, a me ka
Lunamaka'ainana Hanohano Cindy Evans.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Hawai`i State Legislature is urged to amend Chapter 8, Holidays, of the Hawai`i Revised
Statutes to add the following section to be appropriately numbered:
"§8- La Ho`iho`i Ea. July 31 of each year shall be known and designated as
"La Ho`iho`i Ea" in recognition of July 31, 1843, which was celebrated as Restoration
Day by the Kingdom of Hawai`i."
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, the Honorable Senator Lorraine R.
Inouye, the Honorable Senator Gilbert Kahele, the Honorable Senator Russell E. Ruderman, the
Honorable Senator Josh Green, the Honorable Representative Mark M. Nakashima, the
Honorable Representative Clift Tsuji, the Honorable Representative Richard H.K. Onishi, the
Honorable Representative Joy A. San Buenaventura, the Honorable Representative Richard P.
Creagan, the Honorable Representative Nicole E. Lowen, and the Honorable Representative
Cindy Evans.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 16th day of June , 2015.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MraltEl, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the ILAGAN
County of Hawaii on June 16, 2015 X
KANUHA X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: PALEKA X
POINDEXTER X
Dc.i< WILLE X
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Reference: C-292.6/GREDC-1
OUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 185 15
(DRAFT 2)
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