Bill Text: HI HCR313 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Native Hawaiian Tattooing; Art Form
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-24 - (H) The committees on HAW recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Carroll, Shimabukuro, Bertram, Brower, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno, Yamane. [HCR313 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HCR313-Introduced.html
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H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
recognizing traditional hawaiian tattooing as an art form.
WHEREAS, Native Hawaiians are recognized as the indigenous people of the Hawaiian archipelago; and
WHEREAS, the practice of Hawaiian tattooing, or kākau, predates western contact; and
WHEREAS, Native Hawaiians refined this practice over many centuries; and
WHEREAS, traditional Hawaiian tattooing was done without the use of modern tools or electricity; and
WHEREAS, the traditional practice held great spiritual and cultural significance in the Hawaiian archipelago for the Native Hawaiian people; and
WHEREAS, traditional Hawaiian tattooing was common among both maka`ainānā and ali`i; and
WHEREAS, traditional Hawaiian tattooing allowed for the preservation of an individual's genealogy, geography, and trade; and
WHEREAS, Native Hawaiians today continue to practice this traditional custom; and
WHEREAS, traditional Native Hawaiian tattoo
artists who continue the practice currently still undergo many years of
training to develop the skills to practice this custom with traditional tools
and methods; and
WHEREAS, recognition as a traditional Native Hawaiian tattoo artist can
only be bestowed upon an individual by a master artist; and
WHEREAS, many Native Hawaiians today continue to receive tattoos in the traditional method as a way of recognizing their culture and Hawaiian ancestors; and
WHEREAS, traditional Hawaiian tattooing today continues to serve as a cultural expression of an individual's genealogy and trade; and
WHEREAS, Native Hawaiians today continue to receive tattoos in the traditional method for their spiritual and cultural significance; and
WHEREAS, traditional Native Hawaiian tattoo artists constantly work to practice and refine their art; and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii is committed to supporting art and culture in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, traditional Polynesian tattooing, which includes traditional Hawaiian tattooing, is recognized as an art form throughout the Pacific and the world; and
WHEREAS, traditional Hawaiian tattoos have been featured in exhibits at the Honolulu Academy of Arts and the Bishop Museum; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the Senate concurring, that the Legislature recognizes traditional Hawaiian tattooing as an art form; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairpersons of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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Native Hawaiian Tattooing; Art Form
