Hawaii Senate Concurrent Resolution
March 10, 2015
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
DECLARING APRIL 24 AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IN RECOGNITION AND COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915.
WHEREAS, during the chaos of World War I between the years
1915 and 1923, approximately 1,500,000 Armenian men, women, and
children living within the Ottoman Empire's borders were killed
in a brutal genocide; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of Armenians were forced to
flee to foreign countries after being stripped of their
possessions, national identities, and homeland; and
WHEREAS, documented as the first instance of genocide in
the twentieth century, the Armenian genocide remains
unacknowledged by the Republic of Turkey to this day; and
WHEREAS, even though over 90 years have passed since these
mass killings took place, present-day atrocities continue to
resonate throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, it is every person's responsibility to recognize
the brutal slayings of so many innocent individuals, remember
their suffering, and vow to help prevent future occurrences of
genocide; and
WHEREAS, each year, Armenians throughout the world honor
those who perished in the first genocide of the twentieth
century, and the world community should join in recognizing and
commemorating the Armenian genocide to ensure that this
inhumanity is never forgotten; and
WHEREAS, with H.R. No. 192, H.D. 1, the Bouse of
Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of
Hawaii declared April 24 as a day of remembrance in recognition
and commemoration of the Armenian genocide during the Regular
Session of 2009; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth
Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, the
House of Representatives concurring, that this body declares
April 24 as a day of remembrance in recognition and
commemoration of the Armenian genocide; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature ]Olns Hawaii's
Armenian-American community and all Armenians worldwide in
recognizing and honoring those who were killed and persecuted
during the Armenian genocide, and urging people throughout the
world to never forget these horrific crimes against humanity;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director
of the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region.