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August 28 – The Hawaii State Legislature convenes a special session to consider additional funding for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. [6] A bill authorizing additional tax funding for the project is signed into law by Governor David Ige on September 5. [7] November 11 – Island Air shuts down after 37 years of business. [8]
Statehood bills for Hawaii were introduced into the U.S. Congress as early as 1919 by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the non-voting delegate sent by the Territory of Hawaii to the U.S. Congress. Additional bills were introduced in 1935, 1947 and 1950. In 1959, the U.S. Congress approved the statehood bill, the Hawaii Admission Act.
August 10 – 2024 Honolulu mayoral election: Incumbent Rick Blangiardi is re-elected to a second term. November 5 – 2024 United States presidential election in Hawaii [1] 2024 United States Senate election in Hawaii; 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii; 2024 Hawaii Senate election; 2024 Hawaii House of ...
King Kamehameha I Day Floral Parade – Kamehameha float, June 11, 2016. A floral parade is held annually at various locations throughout the state of Hawaii. On the island of Oahu, the parade runs from ʻIolani Palace in downtown Honolulu past Honolulu Harbor and the Prince Kūhiō Federal Building through Kakaʻako, Ala Moana and Waikīkī, ending at Kapiʻolani Park.
Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaiʻi in the United States. [1] It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, prince of the House of Kalākaua, and later territorial delegate to the United States Congress. [2]
The following list shows only the legal holidays that were not defined as "paid holidays": All Florida state holidays; January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras; February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday; February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
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Hawaiian Independence Day (Hawaiian: Lā Kūʻokoʻa) is a national holiday celebrated annually on November 28 to commemorate the signing of Anglo-Franco Proclamation of 1843, the official diplomatic recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the Hawaiian Kingdom by Great Britain and France.