HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	74
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting that the year 2022 be designated as the year of the limu.

 

 

 

        WHEREAS, limu is a crucial part of a healthy and productive reef ecosystem; and

 

        WHEREAS, limu is the primary producer and, therefore, the base of the nearshore marine food chain; and

 

        WHEREAS, limu is a key indicator of the health and resilience of an ahupua   a; and

 

        WHEREAS, limu was once the third important component, along with fish and poi, of the traditional Native Hawaiian diet; and

 

        WHEREAS, in the past, limu was used not only for food but also for medicinal purposes as well as for religious and cultural ceremonies; and

 

        WHEREAS, much limu-based cultural knowledge has been lost over many generations due to a lack of knowledge and awareness of limu's significance; and

 

        WHEREAS, there has been a steep decline of limu throughout the State and a correlating decline in the amount of nearshore fish; and

 

        WHEREAS, the lack of knowledge and awareness about limu hinders any work or effort to increase Hawaii's population of nearshore fish; and

 

        WHEREAS, recapturing, retaining, and sharing cultural and environmental knowledge about limu will benefit nearshore fisheries and all the people of Hawaii for many generations; now, therefore,

 

        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, the Senate concurring, that the year 2022 be declared the Year of the Limu; and

 

        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:  

Year of the Limu; 2022