Bill Text: HI SCR138 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: International Labor Organization Convention 169; Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Referred to TIA/THA/PSM, WTL/WAM. [SCR138 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SCR138-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	138
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

Adopting the international labor organization convention 169 concerning indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries.

 

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii recognized the significance of indigenous peoples' rights with the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2005, two years ahead of its adoption at the United Nations General Assembly on September 13, 2007; and

 

     WHEREAS, indigenous peoples have suffered from marginalization, stigmatization, and discrimination throughout time, mostly by their colonizing powers; and

 

     WHEREAS, since the 1950s a greater understanding and awareness of the dire situations indigenous peoples often face have emerged, and specialized bodies have been created in order to effectively tackle the problems faced by indigenous peoples; and

 

     WHEREAS, one example of such efforts is the 1989 Convention 169 adopted by the International Labor Organization (ILO) concerning the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries, which revised the outdated 1957 Convention on the same issue; and

 

     WHEREAS, only nineteen member states of the ILO have signed and ratified this Convention, even though the Convention outlines a large number of rights which are perceived as normal to non-indigenous citizens; and

 

     WHEREAS, the people of Hawaii have come together to protect and promote the human rights of the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, the Kanaka Maoli; and

 

     WHEREAS, over the years the Legislature has been committed to perpetuating the culture, language, practices, and beliefs of the Kanaka Maoli; and

 

     WHEREAS, the tools to defend such rights should be reflected upon as positive benchmarks for Hawaii as we move forward; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, the House of Representatives concurring, that this body urges Hawaii to adopt ILO Convention 169 Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Hawaii and the international community at large are urged to consult the indigenous and tribal peoples concerned when considering legislative or administrative measures that may directly affect them, as mandated under Article 6 of ILO Convention 169; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Hawaii and the international community at large are urged to grant indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries ownership and possession over lands and natural resources which they traditionally occupy, as mandated under Article 14 of ILO Convention 169; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body urges the President of the United States to sign and request the timely ratification of ILO Convention 169; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the United Nations Secretary General, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, International Labor Organization, members of Hawaii's Congressional delegation, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Labor.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

International Labor Organization Convention 169; Indigenous and Tribal Peoples