Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR113 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 113 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION requesting the governor to issue a proclamation designating hawaii as a purple heart state on august 7, 2025.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 113
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37	37	requesting the governor to issue a proclamation designating hawaii as a purple heart state on august 7, 2025.
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43	43	WHEREAS, the Purple Heart is one of the most recognized, respected, and oldest military decorations awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces; and WHEREAS, the Purple Heart is awarded to those service members who have been injured or killed in military service to the United States; and WHEREAS, the act of sustaining a wound or sacrificing one's life in the line of military duty has been recognized as a singularly meritorious act of extraordinary fidelity service warranting receipt of the Purple Heart; and WHEREAS, meritorious acts of extraordinary fidelity service are the foundation of many of the modern freedoms enjoyed by the people of this country; and WHEREAS, the Legislature finds it proper for the State to specifically honor the sacrifices of service members who have received the Purple Heart; and WHEREAS, several other state legislatures have acknowledged and respected Purple Heart recipients by designating their jurisdictions as Purple Heart States; and WHEREAS, August 7 is recognized as National Purple Heart Day; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Governor is requested to issue a proclamation designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart State on August 7, 2025; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Purple Heart State; National Purple Heart Day
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45	45	WHEREAS, the Purple Heart is one of the most recognized, respected, and oldest military decorations awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, the Purple Heart is awarded to those service members who have been injured or killed in military service to the United States; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, the act of sustaining a wound or sacrificing one's life in the line of military duty has been recognized as a singularly meritorious act of extraordinary fidelity service warranting receipt of the Purple Heart; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, meritorious acts of extraordinary fidelity service are the foundation of many of the modern freedoms enjoyed by the people of this country; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, the Legislature finds it proper for the State to specifically honor the sacrifices of service members who have received the Purple Heart; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, several other state legislatures have acknowledged and respected Purple Heart recipients by designating their jurisdictions as Purple Heart States; and
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69	69	WHEREAS, August 7 is recognized as National Purple Heart Day; now, therefore,
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73	73	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Governor is requested to issue a proclamation designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart State on August 7, 2025; and
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77	77	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor.
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85	85	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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105	105	Purple Heart State; National Purple Heart Day