Bill Text: HI SCR62 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Organ and Tissue Donation; Commendation
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-15 - (S) Referred to HTH. [SCR62 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-SCR62-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
recognizing and honoring the life-saving contributions and sacrifices made by organ and tissue donors and their families.
WHEREAS, advancements in medical technology and treatment have enabled us to overcome threats to our health and live longer, healthier lives; and
WHEREAS, innovations in organ and tissue transplant procedures and techniques have helped to save countless lives and improve the quality of life for those in need of such procedures; and
WHEREAS, these procedures are completely dependent on the willingness of individuals to donate their organs and tissue to save others; and
WHEREAS, nationally, over 110,000 people of all ages, including over 400 in Hawaii, sit on waiting lists for life-saving transplants; and
WHEREAS, every 13 minutes another person is added to the national waiting list and every day an average of 17 people perish for lack of an appropriate donor; and
WHEREAS, one donor can enhance the lives of more than 40 persons; and
WHEREAS, over the past 12 years, over 1,000 people in Hawaii have benefited from organ and tissue donations; and
WHEREAS, organ and tissue donors serve as
exemplary role models and, whether by their own decisions or decisions made by
their families, offer to others "Nā Makana Pau ‘Ole", gifts without
end; and
WHEREAS, the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii and Legacy of Life
Hawaii as well as the Hawaii Coalition on Donation have all been steadfast in
their support of the Hawaii Donor Family Council and efforts to support donors
and donor families; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Donor Family Council has created Hawaii Donor Family Quilts to honor and celebrate those donors whose final gifts live on in others; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Donor Family Council, with the support and encouragement of the Hawaii Lions Eye Bank and Makana Foundation, has also developed a book entitled Nā Makana Pau ‘Ole, that focuses on the Hawaii Donor Family Quilts, in living testament to organ and tissue donors; and
WHEREAS, on April 3, the book entitled Nā Makana Pau ‘Ole will be officially dedicated to the memory and lives of the donors and their families; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2011, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Legislature hereby recognizes and honors the contributions and sacrifices made by organ and tissue donors, and their families; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature also recognizes the significant contributions and support provided to donors and their families by organizations such as the Hawaii Donor Family Council, the Hawaii Lions Eye Bank and Makana Foundation, the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Legacy of Life Hawaii, and the Hawaii Coalition on Donation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature hereby encourages the people of Hawaii to register as organ and tissue donors, and to commit to healthy living; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of
this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Hawaii Donor Family Council,
the Hawaii Lions Eye Bank and Makana Foundation, the
National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Legacy of Life Hawaii, and the Hawaii
Coalition on Donation.
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Organ and Tissue Donation; Commendation
