Bill Text: HI HR212 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Rabat-Sal-Zemmour-Zar, Kingdom of Morocco Sister-State Relationship

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-15 - (H) Resolution adopted in final form. [HR212 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2011-HR212-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	212
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ESTABLISH A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN hAWAII AND the province of marrakesh 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 reign of the Hawaiian monarchy in the early 19^th century; and

 

     WHEREAS, since 1981, the Legislature has instituted sister-state relationships as a means of asserting its active participation in international matters; and

 

     WHEREAS, as of December 2008, Hawaii maintained 15 sister-state relationships, mostly between Asia and the Pacific; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is advantageous to continue to pursue sister-state relationships for cultural and economic development reasons, with attention focused on fostering the most productive ties; and

 

     WHEREAS, a relationship between Hawaii and the Kingdom of Morocco began with the Millennium Young People's Congress in 1999; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2006, a sister-county relationship was established between Rabat, Morocco, and the City and County of Honolulu; 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 relationship between Hawaii and Morocco would be mutually beneficial and sustainable, advancing mutual goals for international peace and brotherhood; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, that the Governor is requested to establish a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and the province of Marrakesh of the Kingdom of Morocco; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the United States Secretary of State, Governor of the province of Marrakesh, Governor of the State of Hawaii, and Honorary Counsel for the Kingdom of Morocco in Hawaii.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Marrakesh Sister-State Relationship