Bill Text: HI HCR158 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Sister-state; State of Dakhla of the Kingdom of Morocco
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-01 - Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 650). [HCR158 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-HCR158-Amended.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF HAWAII AND THE REGION OF GRAND CASABLANCA OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO.
WHEREAS, Hawaii maintains a heritage of international participation and cultural sensitivity unparalleled in other states due to its multicultural population since the days of the Hawaiian monarchy; and
WHEREAS, since 1981, the Legislature has instituted sister- state relationships as a means of asserting the State's active participation in international matters; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii currently maintains 16 sister-state relationships; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that it is advantageous to the State to continue to pursue sister-state relationships for cultural and economic development purposes, with attention on fostering the most productive relationships; and
WHEREAS, Grand Casablanca is the largest and most densely populated region and the economic and business center of the Kingdom of Morocco; and
WHEREAS, the City of Casablanca, within the Region of Grand Casablanca, is the largest city in Morocco and one of the most important cities in Africa, both economically and demographically; and
WHEREAS, Grand Casablanca has the largest shipping and naval port and is the largest air transportation hub in North Africa; and
WHEREAS, Grand Casablanca has a very mild Mediterranean climate due to the cool currents of the Atlantic Ocean and ranks as the third best weather place in the world; and
WHEREAS, Grand Casablanca is the business center for Morocco's burgeoning tourist industry, with an increasing number of beach resorts along the Atlantic Ocean; and
WHEREAS, a relationship between Hawaii and the Kingdom of Morocco began with the Millennium Young People's Congress in 1999; and
WHEREAS, numerous other events and activities have occurred to strengthen ties between Hawaii and the Kingdom of Morocco, including an "Aloha Morocco Week" event held in 2007; and
WHEREAS, a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and the Province of Marrakesh of the Kingdom of Morocco was established in 2012; and
WHEREAS, a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and the Region of Grand Casablanca will be highly beneficial in expanding tourism and related work and advancing common goals of international peace and brotherhood; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, the Senate concurring, that the Governor is requested to authorize the establishment of a sister-state relationship, as advised by the Hawaii Sister State Committee, between Hawaii and the Region of Grand Casablanca of the Kingdom of Morocco; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of State; Ambassador of the Embassy of Morocco in Washington, D.C.; Governor of Grand Casablanca; Consul General of Morocco in Hawaii; Governor of the State of Hawaii; and Chairperson of the Hawaii Sister State Committee.
State-state; Grand Casablanca of the Kingdom of Morocco
