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A resolution 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…

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A resolution 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 led to World War II.

Introduced: March 24, 2015 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
May 21, 2015
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3250-3251)
May 21, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3250-3251)
May 21, 2015
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3250-3251)
May 21, 2015
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 24, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1784-1785)
Mar 24, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,437 Schatz, Brian To amend the preamble. Agreed to May 21, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

What's happening now May 21, 2015

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3250-3251)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 109: A resolution 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 led to World War II.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-109/
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"S. Res. 109: A resolution 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 led to World War II.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-109/.
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S. Res. 109, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-109/.
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