Bill Text: HI HR201 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum; 125th Anniversary

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-03-14 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR201 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-HR201-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	201
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

Congratulating the bernice pauahi bishop museum on its 125^th anniversary.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, certain places in Hawaii are of paramount importance for their historical and cultural significance, such as the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum; and

 

     WHEREAS, after witnessing a 65 percent decline in the Native Hawaiian population, Princess Pauahi dreamed of a museum that would preserve the Hawaiian heritage; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 1889, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum was founded by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his wife, Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the great granddaughter of King Kamehameha I; and

 

     WHEREAS, founding collections of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum include personal legacies and bequests of the royal Kamehameha and Kalakaua families; and

 

     WHEREAS, today, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum welcomes approximately 350,000 visitors annually; and

 

     WHEREAS, as "The Museum of Hawaii", the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum's mission is to be a gathering place and educational center that actively engages people in the presentation, exploration and preservation of Hawaii's cultural heritage and natural history, as well as its ancestral cultures throughout the Pacific; and

 

     WHEREAS, statutorily designated as the State of Hawaii Museum of Natural and Cultural History, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum has an impressive collection of cultural artifacts and natural history specimens, including Pacific and Hawaiian cultural objects; insect, shell, plant, and zoological specimens; historical photographs, works of art, and archival materials; and catalogued volumes of biological sciences, Hawaiian and Pacific rare books, materials, and serials; and

 

WHEREAS, collecting, preserving, and translating the oral history of Native Hawaiian and publishing important Hawaiian language and cultural resources are some of the important services provided by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum; and

 

     WHEREAS, for 125 years, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum has been a treasured landmark that protects Hawaii's natural and cultural heritage and serves as a popular attraction and educational center for residents and visitors; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, that this body hereby congratulates the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum on its 125^th anniversary, recognizes its invaluable contributions to Hawaii, and extends to the museum its warmest aloha and sincere best wishes for continued success in all future endeavors.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum; 125^th Anniversary