Bill Text: HI HCR191 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Urging The Smithsonian Institution To Immediately Rename The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-23 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). [HCR191 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HCR191-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
URGING THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TO IMMEDIATELY RENAME THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY.
WHEREAS, opioids are a class of drugs that includes the prescription pain relievers oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine; and
WHEREAS, opioids are highly addictive, even when used as prescribed by a physician; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared opioid abuse a national epidemic; and
WHEREAS, opioid overdoses claim more lives every year than motor vehicle accidents or gun violence; and
WHEREAS, the prescription painkiller OxyContin, a brand name for oxycodone, is at the heart of this epidemic; and
WHEREAS, OxyContin was developed by Purdue Pharma, owned and operated by the Sackler family; and
WHEREAS, the Sackler family launched OxyContin with a multi-faceted marketing campaign that misinformed physicians about the risks of opioids; and
WHEREAS, this campaign was led by doctors who were paid by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to falsely convince physicians of OxyContin's safety and non-addictive properties; and
WHEREAS, Psychiatrist Allen Frances was quoted in the New Yorker as saying, "Most of the questionable practices that propelled the pharmaceutical industry into the scourge it is today can be attributed to Arthur Sackler"; and
WHEREAS, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is one of the Smithsonian Institution's two prestigious museums of Asian art; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, the Senate concurring, that the Smithsonian Institution is urged to immediately rename the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, in light of the family's significant contributions to today's opioid crisis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Secretary, Inspector General, Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary for Communications and External Affairs, and General Counsel of the Smithsonian Institution.
Smithsonian Institution; Urging Name Change; Opioid Crisis
