HR 150: URGING ALL BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING ON Department of Hawaiian Home lands TO DISPLAY A PORTRAIT OF THE HONORABLE PRINCE JONAH KŪHIŌ KALANIANAOLE IN A VISIBLE AND PROMINENT LOCATION.

HOUSE RESOLUTION

URGING ALL BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING ON Department of Hawaiian Home lands TO DISPLAY A PORTRAIT OF THE HONORABLE PRINCE JONAH KŪHIŌ KALANIANAOLE IN A VISIBLE AND PROMINENT LOCATION.

     WHEREAS, every year on March 26 the state honors the life of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole and his many accomplishments in service of his people and the Hawaiian Islands; and

     WHEREAS, Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole lived a remarkable life, born to High Chief David Kahalepouli Pi‘ikoi and Princess Kinoiki Kekaulike, the youngest daughter of Kaumuali‘i, the last King of Kaua‘i; and

     WHEREAS, at the young age of only thirteen years old, he was named a Prince by a royal proclamation from his Uncle, King Kalakaua; and

     WHEREAS, in 1902 Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole was selected to serve as the Territory of Hawaii's non-voting delegate; and

     WHEREAS, some of Prince Kūhiō's most significant accomplishments include the establishment of Hawaii Volcanoes Nation Park, the appropriation of $27 million for the dredging and construction of Pearl Harbor, the establishment of Hawaiian civic clubs, the construction of a hospital at the Kaluapapa Settlement for lepers, and the sponsorship of the first bill for Hawaii's statehood in 1919; and

     WHEREAS, his most significant accomplishment was spearheading the passage of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act in 1921 to provide homesteads for Native Hawaiians; and

     WHEREAS, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act set aside 200,000 acres of land for Native Hawaiians as a form of rehabilitation after the annexation and seizure of land following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893; and

     WHEREAS, Prince Kūhiō's legacy lives on through the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which is responsible for 203,981 acres of trust lands, 10,045 homestead leases, and 47,068 lease applications by 29,451 Native Hawaiian beneficiaries; and

     WHEREAS, it is crucial that those operating on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands honor and memorialize the life and legacy of the honorable Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, all business and commercial establishments operating on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands are urged to display a portrait of the honorable Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaole in a visible and prominent location; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and each member of the Hawaiian Homes Commission.

Report Title: 

DHHL; Prince Kuhio; Portrait; Business and Commercial Spaces