← Back to search

HRS §6E-37

National Statuary Hall; Father Damien

This section says Hawaii officially chooses Father Damien as one of its citizens to be honored in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. It is a formal designation, not a set of rules for residents.

everyone

The statute, as written — National statuary hall; Father Damien

The State of Hawaii exercises its prerogative pursuant to section 2 of "An Act making appropriation for sundry Civil Expenses of the Government for the Year ending the Thirtieth of June eighteen hundred and sixty-five and for other Purposes" (Act of July 2, 1864 of the Thirty-Eighth Congress, Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes) and designates the Reverend Joseph Damien deVeuster, SS. CC., as a citizen of Hawaii worthy of commemoration in the national statuary hall.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.