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HCR 163

URGING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO ESTABLISH AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATING PACIFIC ISLAND CULTURE AND ARTS.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by David Alcos and 5 co-sponsors

Urges the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish and host an annual Pacific Island culture and arts festival.

Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
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Bill Summary · HCR 163

Summary — HCR 163 (2025)

Title: Urging the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to establish an annual festival celebrating Pacific Island culture and arts

Bill Type: House Concurrent Resolution (non‑binding)

Status: Adopted (final actions in March–June 2025); transmitted between chambers. (See timeline below.)

Purpose / Intent

HCR 163 formally urges the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) to create and host an annual festival that celebrates Pacific Island culture and arts. The resolution is intended to raise the profile of Pacific Island cultural traditions, support artists and cultural practitioners, strengthen community identity, and encourage cultural tourism and public engagement.

Key Provisions

  • Urges the SFCA to establish an annual Pacific Islands culture and arts festival.
  • Encourages partnerships between SFCA and Pacific Island communities, artists, cultural organizations, and relevant state entities to plan and implement the festival.
  • As a concurrent resolution, the measure is a formal expression of the Legislature’s intent and encouragement but does not appropriate funds or create enforceable duties.

Who/What Would Be Affected

  • Primary addressee: State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) — asked to develop and host the festival.
  • Beneficiaries: Pacific Island cultural practitioners, artists, community organizations, and the broader public (including visitors and local businesses).
  • Implementation realities: Any actual festival planning, staffing, venue procurement, or marketing would require SFCA action and likely additional funding or appropriations not provided by this resolution.

Procedural history / Timeline (selected)

  • 2025-03-07: Resolution offered in the House.
  • 2025-03-14 to 03-19: Referred to House Committee on Culture & the Arts (CAA); CAA recommended passage with amendments (vote 5–0, 1 excused).
  • 2025-03-25: Adopted as amended (HD 1) by the House; reported from CAA as amended.
  • 2025-03-25: Transmitted to the Senate; received from House (Hse. Com. No. 392).
  • 2025-03-28 to 04-10: Referred to Senate TCA; public hearing held; TCA recommended passage unamended (vote 4–0, 1 excused).
  • 2025-04-21: Returned from the Senate; resolution adopted in final form and transmitted to the House (Sen. Com. No. 843).
  • 2025-05-26 through 2025-06-01: Filed, placed on calendars, laid before the House and adopted; nonrecord vote recorded in the Journal; final status recorded as Report and Resolution Adopted and transmitted.

Sponsors and Related Measures

  • Primary sponsors (House): Alcos, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Ward, Cochran (and others listed as primary); Cosponsor: Muraoka.
  • Companion bill: HR 158.

Practical impact and next steps

  • The resolution signals legislative support for a recurring festival celebrating Pacific Island culture and may encourage SFCA to prioritize planning.
  • It does not authorize spending or require SFCA to act; actual creation of a festival would require SFCA planning, possible interagency coordination, and likely budgetary resources or legislative appropriations in a separate measure.
  • If acted on, potential benefits include increased cultural visibility, economic activity from visitors, and strengthened cultural infrastructure; costs and logistics would be determined during planning.

(Prepared from provided legislative actions and committee reports — HCR 163, 2025.)

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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