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Acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to…

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Acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World War II.

Introduced: March 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 6, 2016
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 138.
Sep 6, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-720.
Jun 15, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 15, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Mar 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Honors the accomplishments of the Hui Panala 'au colonists and the young men who helped secure and maintain U.S. jurisdiction over equatorial islands in the Pacific Ocean during the years leading up to and the months immediately following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into World War II.

Acknowledges the local, national, and international significance of the seven-year colonization of such islands by the United States, which resulted in the United States extending sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific.

Recognizes the dedication of the young men, the majority of whom were Native Hawaiian, who participated in the Equatorial Pacific colonization project.

Extends condolences to the families of Carl Kahalewai, Joseph Keliihananui, and Richard Whaley for the loss of their loved ones in the service of the United States.

Extends the deep appreciation of the people of the United States to the colonists and their families.

What's happening now September 6, 2016

Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 138.

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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 17, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 169: Acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World War II.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-169/
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"H. Res. 169: Acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World War II.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-169/.
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H. Res. 169, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-169/.
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[H. Res. 169: Acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to World War II.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-169/)
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