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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

  URGING THE HAWAII STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO COMMEMORATE
    "2000, THE YEAR OF THE ALOHA SHIRT" BY ALLOWING
    LEGISLATORS TO WEAR ALOHA ATTIRE FOR FLOOR SESSIONS.



 1        WHEREAS, except for Aloha Fridays, the House of
 2   Representatives has required its members to wear business
 3   attire during floor sessions - jackets and ties for men, and
 4   appropriate apparel for women; and
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 6        WHEREAS, the reality of business attire in Hawaii is just
 7   the opposite - jackets and ties is the exception to the more
 8   familiar Aloha shirts; and
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10        WHEREAS, the demand for Aloha attire has exploded on the
11   mainland and the rest of the world as the Aloha shirt and
12   muumuu have become more commonplace and accepted as proper
13   attire; and
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15        WHEREAS, annually, tens of thousands of tourists from all
16   over the world witness the House of Representatives in session
17   and would be greatly influenced by the attire of the
18   representatives; and
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20        WHEREAS, by allowing the representatives to wear Aloha
21   attire on a daily basis, it would not only support the State's
22   thriving garment industry by featuring locally made products,
23   but it would also coincide with the commemoration of "2000, The
24   Year of the Aloha Shirt"; now, therefore,
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26        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
27   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
28   of 2000, that the House of Representatives is urged to allow
29   its members to wear Aloha attire for the rest of the 2000
30   session on a daily basis, to recognize and commemorate "2000,
31   The Year of the Aloha Shirt" and to support the garment
32   industry; and
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 1        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
 2   Resolution be transmitted to the Speaker of the House, and to
 3   every representative and staff office.
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