Bill Text: HI HCR132 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Week

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-04-15 - Referred to EGH/AGL/TEC. [HCR132 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-HCR132-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	132
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

recognizing the week of october 6 through 13, 2013, as "Hawaii fishing and seafood week".

 

 

 

            WHEREAS, living in Hawaii, the heart of the Pacific, the sea and its bounty have sustained Hawaii's residents by providing food, recreation, transportation, and spirituality; and

 

     WHEREAS, fishing is a tradition woven into local culture that has been passed down for generations; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii's residents have learned to care for and sustain these resources through active participation, use, conservation, and management; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii's residents consume more than three times the national per capita average of seafood each year; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii's fisheries produce fresh, wholesome, and healthy seafood for Hawaii's residents and visitors; and

 

     WHEREAS, supporting local seafood production in Hawaii is recognized as a priority to reduce dependence on imported goods and provide essential food security for our island state; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, the Senate concurring, that this body hereby recognizes the week of October 6 through 13, 2013, as "Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Week"; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during the designated week, the State is requested to focus on highlighting the importance of fishing and seafood traditions in Hawaii, culminating with the "Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Festival" hosted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group at Pier 38, Honolulu Harbor, on October 13, 2013; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor and President of the Pacific Islands Fisheries Group.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Hawaii Fishing and Seafood Week