SENATE CELEBRATES HAWAIʻI PROCLAIMED AS A PURPLE HEART STATE
- Hawaiʻi State Senate
- Aug 11
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HONOLULU – On Thursday, August 7, 2025, Senator Mike Gabbard (D – 21, Kapolei, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, portions of Fernandez Village, and ʻEwa) presented a certificate on behalf of the Hawaiʻi State Senate to commemorate Governor Josh Green’s proclamation of Hawaiʻi as a Purple Heart State. Signifying sacrifice and valor, the Purple Heart is awarded to veterans who have been wounded or killed in action. It was originally given as the Badge of Military Merit by George Washington in 1782.
Senator Gabbard introduced Senate Resolution 93 (SR93, SD1) to request the City and County of Honolulu to light up City Hall with purple lights on August 7 on each year in honor of National Purple Heart Day.
“It was an honor to stand with Governor Green, Representative Kong, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Rainbow Chapter Number 483 to celebrate Hawai‘i becoming a Purple Heart State,” said Senator Gabbard. “We’re making sure our state sets aside time each year to remember and mahalo our Purple Heart recipients. These heroes, and their ‘ohana, have sacrificed so much for our country — we owe them our deepest aloha and gratitude.”