Bill Text: HI SCR56 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing 2022 As "malama Makuahine: Year Of The Mother".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-11 - Referred to LCA. [SCR56 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2022-SCR56-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	56
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

RECOGNIZING 2022 as "malama makuahine:  year of the mother".

 

 

     WHEREAS, aloha starts at home in Hawaii, and the institution of the family provides tremendous value to both its members and the world, deserving the highest priority as the foundation of a peaceful society; and

 

     WHEREAS, in Hawaii, ohana is the family social unit created by blood, marriage, or adoption (hanai), and can be both nuclear, encompassing parents and children, and extended, encompassing other relatives, with bonds that last for generations, and must be protected; and

 

     WHEREAS, in Hawaii, mothers are the makuahine, the female backbone of the family; therefore, we must malama, care for their health and wellbeing; and

 

     WHEREAS, the status of a woman is directly related to the status of her mother, and the connection to the ohana is the key to a child's genealogy and identity; and

 

     WHEREAS, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status, mothers have always moved our society and the world forward and remained steadfast in their pursuit of a better and brighter future for the next generation; and

 

     WHEREAS, the work of mothers is of paramount importance but is often undervalued, underappreciated, and unpaid; and

 

     WHEREAS, mothers have an indispensable role as essential workers in the rebuilding and transforming of the modern world and society; and

 

     WHEREAS, mothers have been the most adversely affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, shouldering home, work, childcare, and teaching responsibilities while being affected by health issues, a rise in domestic violence, and massive unemployment; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that over 140,000 children in the United States have lost a parent or care giver due to COVID-19; and

 

     WHEREAS, multiple demands are causing working mothers to abandon the workforce at four times the rate of men according to a September 2020 U.S. Labor Department Report; and

 

     WHEREAS, mothers in Hawaii often face gender stereotypes and bias in society and yet they still blaze new paths, open up new possibilities, and widen the circles of opportunity for their children despite their challenges; and

 

     WHEREAS, the importance of the role of motherhood and the sanctity of the family must be supported with equality and justice within all facets of government and society; and

 

     WHEREAS, as children of the Earth, we must protect it for future generations, and as Pope Francis said in 2021, we are called "to listen to the groans of Mother Earth"; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that this body recognizes 2022 as Malama Makuahine:  Year of the Mother; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the people of Hawaii are urged to express their love, respect, malama (care), and gratitude to mothers everywhere with appropriate events, programs, ceremonies, roundtables, and activities throughout the State of Hawaii; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Mayor of Hawaii County, members of the Hawaii County Council, and Chairperson of the Hawaii County Committee on the Status of Women.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Malama Makuahine:  Year of the Mother