Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR97 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 97 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION rEQUESTING THE sTATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO REPORT information relating to expenditures FROM THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND FOR THE CURATION AND PRESERVATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN ART.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 97
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37	37	rEQUESTING THE sTATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO REPORT information relating to expenditures FROM THE WORKS OF ART SPECIAL FUND FOR THE CURATION AND PRESERVATION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN ART.
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45	45	WHEREAS, the first chairman of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (Foundation), Pundy Yokouchi, once said, "Art is as important as education, because art is education."; and WHEREAS, much Native Hawaiian art, like its language, is displayed through oral and dance performances, which are not supported through the Works of Art Special Fund; and WHEREAS, in the Foundation's 2019-2023 Strategic Priorities report, only one of the twelve objectives is dedicated to Native Hawaiians; and WHEREAS, under this single objective, three strategies are listed: (1) Strengthen relationships with Native Hawaiian community-based organizations; (2) Regularly liaise with representatives from community organizations serving Native Hawaiians; and (3) Actively encourage, support, and acknowledge Native Hawaiian culture; and WHEREAS, the Foundation does not report on the need to perpetuate traditional and customary practices while supporting the self-determination and advancement of Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and artists; and WHEREAS, the report also omits language on the need to secure Native Hawaiian culture, arts, and intellectual property against misappropriation and exploitation; and WHEREAS, the inclusion of performing arts as a permissible use of the Works of Art Special Fund would support hālau hula and other oli and mele practitioners and perpetuate Native Hawaiian cultural practices; 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 the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is requested to provide a report on the total amount of funding expended from the Works of Art Special Fund for the curation of art produced by an individual of Native Hawaiian decent ("Native Hawaiian art"), number of Native Hawaiian art pieces acquired, percentage of all works collected through the Works of Art Special Fund that is Native Hawaiian art, cost per Native Hawaiian art piece acquired, and percentage of the cost of all works collected through the Works of Art Special Fund attributed to the cost of acquiring Native Hawaiian art; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Foundation is further requested to submit the report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: SFCA; Native Hawaiian Art; Works of Art Special Fund; Report
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47	47	WHEREAS, the first chairman of the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (Foundation), Pundy Yokouchi, once said, "Art is as important as education, because art is education."; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, much Native Hawaiian art, like its language, is displayed through oral and dance performances, which are not supported through the Works of Art Special Fund; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, in the Foundation's 2019-2023 Strategic Priorities report, only one of the twelve objectives is dedicated to Native Hawaiians; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, under this single objective, three strategies are listed:
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63	63	(1) Strengthen relationships with Native Hawaiian community-based organizations;
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67	67	(2) Regularly liaise with representatives from community organizations serving Native Hawaiians; and
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71	71	(3) Actively encourage, support, and acknowledge Native Hawaiian culture; and
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75	75	WHEREAS, the Foundation does not report on the need to perpetuate traditional and customary practices while supporting the self-determination and advancement of Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and artists; and
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79	79	WHEREAS, the report also omits language on the need to secure Native Hawaiian culture, arts, and intellectual property against misappropriation and exploitation; and
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83	83	WHEREAS, the inclusion of performing arts as a permissible use of the Works of Art Special Fund would support hālau hula and other oli and mele practitioners and perpetuate Native Hawaiian cultural practices; now, therefore,
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87	87	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 the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is requested to provide a report on the total amount of funding expended from the Works of Art Special Fund for the curation of art produced by an individual of Native Hawaiian decent ("Native Hawaiian art"), number of Native Hawaiian art pieces acquired, percentage of all works collected through the Works of Art Special Fund that is Native Hawaiian art, cost per Native Hawaiian art piece acquired, and percentage of the cost of all works collected through the Works of Art Special Fund attributed to the cost of acquiring Native Hawaiian art; and
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91	91	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Foundation is further requested to submit the report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and
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95	95	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
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