HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

127

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

RECOGNIZING THE ORION SOCIETY FOR its COMMITMENT TO NATURE THROUGH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ART, AND WRITING, and urging state agencies to encourage participation in the orion society's forgotten language tour.

WHEREAS, the Legislature is always proud to recognize and honor those outstanding organizations that contribute to the needs of the State; and

WHEREAS, the Orion Society's mission is to inform, inspire, and engage individuals and grassroots organizations across America in becoming a significant cultural force for healing nature and communities; and

WHEREAS, the aims of the Orion Society are to carry out the responsibilities humans have to the earth and all life forms by showing respect and admiration and practicing humane stewardship; and

WHEREAS, the Orion Society will be bringing its Forgotten Language Tour (Tour) to Hawaii in fall of 2002 in partnership with the Pacific Writers Connection; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the Tour is to promote nature literacy, and a deeper, more dynamic and creative understanding of our relationship with the natural world; and

WHEREAS, the Tour will bring together Hawaii's writers, artists, and environmentalists to inspire our community, and protect our cultural heritage and environment; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2002, that this body hereby recognizes and commends the Orion Society for its commitment and efforts toward creating a sustainable society and world; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House of Representatives recognizes the Tour and its goals to create a lasting network of local community leaders to further inspire and capture the essence of Hawaii's natural and cultural resources through oral and written communication; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the Office of Environmental Quality Control are requested to assist the Orion Society in creating awareness of, and encouraging participation in, the Tour; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted the Superintendent of Education, the President of the University of Hawaii, the Chairperson of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the Director of the Office of Environmental Quality Control.

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

The Orion Society's Forgotten Language Tour