Bill Text: HI HR110 | 2023 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii House Resolution 110 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Land And Natural Resources And City And County Of Honolulu To Independently Identify The Roads, Monuments, Landmarks, And Public Parks Within Their Respective Jurisdictions That Use The Name "diamond Head" And Identify The Process For Renaming These Roads, Monuments, Landmarks, And Public Parks From "diamond Head" To "lahi".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-05 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR110 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2023-HR110-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	110
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

requesting the department of land and natural resources to identify all state and county roads, landmarks, monuments, and public parks that use the name "diamond head" and identify the process for renaming these roads, landmarks, monuments, and public parks from "Diamond head" to "LĒ�ahi".

WHEREAS, Lē�ahi, or Diamond Head, is the most identifiable landmark in Hawai�i; and

WHEREAS, Lē�ahi was formed more than one hundred thousand years ago by violent steam explosions that contributed to the construction of the Hawaiian Islands; and

WHEREAS, Lē�ahi has been known by many names over the years; and

WHEREAS, the earliest recorded reference to Lē�ahi was Lae-ahi, as the mountain was compared by Hi�iaka, the younger sister of Pele, to the brow of the ahi fish; and

WHEREAS, the name was later condensed to Lē�ahi; and

WHEREAS, in the early 1800s, British sailors found calcite crystals in the rocks on the slopes of Lē�ahi and thought they were diamonds; and

WHEREAS, following the discovery Lē�ahi crater was also referred to as Kaimana-Hila, or "Diamond Hill"; and

WHEREAS, Lē�ahi crater has been used as a strategic military lookout beginning in the 1900s and was named a National Natural Landmark in 1968; and

WHEREAS, today, the Lē�ahi trail is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors each year; and

WHEREAS, the Hawai�i Tourism Authority's mission is to "strategically manage Hawai�i tourism in a sustainable manner consistent with economic goals, cultural values, preservation of natural resources, community desires, and visitor industry needs"; and

WHEREAS, the Hawai�i Tourism Authority's most recent strategic plan establishes a goal to support Native Hawaiian culture and the community "through genuine experiences for both visitors and residents"; and

WHEREAS, as a strategic choice to achieve this goal, the Hawai�i Tourism Authority ensures an increased emphasis to the Hawaiian language by preserving language resources past and present and encouraging appropriate use of the language; and

WHEREAS, due to the rich cultural history surrounding Lē�ahi and the Hawai�i Tourism Authority's commitment to encourage the appropriate use of the Hawaiian language, it is only appropriate to properly reference the landmark by its Hawaiian name; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to identify all state and county roads, landmarks, monuments, and public parks that use the name "Diamond Head" and identify the process for renaming these roads, landmarks, monuments, and public parks from "Diamond Head" to "Lē�ahi"; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.