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H.R. 3332: Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008

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H.R. 3332: Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-08-02 · Commemorations · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 821.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-08-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 821. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 12, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to authorize Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa, a nonprofit organization consisting of patient residents at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, to establish a memorial at the location(s) approved by the Secretary at Kalawao or Kalaupapa within the boundaries of Kalaupapa National Historical Park on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, to honor those individuals who were forcibly relocated to Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969. Sets forth requirements concerning the design of the memorial. Requires that the location, size, design, and inscriptions of the memorial be subject to the approval of the Secretary. Makes Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa solely responsible for the acceptance of contributions for, and payment of, expenses associated with the establishment of the memorial.

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Official text

Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3332, Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008 (2008-05-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3332, Kalaupapa Memorial Act of 2008 (2008-05-12)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] reported raising $616,935 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3332 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110