,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #d1 #bjah ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,schatz7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,honolulu ,little ,league ,baseball
 team of ,hawaii on winning the #bjah   
,little ,league ,baseball ,world ,series
 ,championship4  ,whereas the #bjah     
,honolulu ,little ,league ,baseball     
team1 having proudly represented the    
,state of ,hawaii and the ,west region  
of the ,united ,states1 won ,hawaii's   
third ,little ,league ,baseball ,world  
,series ,championship2 ,whereas the     
,honolulu ,little ,league ,baseball team
 capped off a thrilling championship    
game to defeat the ,asia-,pacific and   
,international ,championship team of    
,south ,korea by a score of #c to #j2   
,whereas the #bjah ,honolulu ,little    
,league ,baseball team demonstrated     
sportsmanship and humility on its path  

to an undefeated ,west ,regional title  
in ,san ,bernardino1 ,california2       
,whereas the #bjah ,honolulu ,little    
,league ,baseball team played with      
consistency and dominance throughout the
 #bjah ,little ,league ,world ,series in
 ,williamsport1 ,pennsylvania1 winning  
all #e of the tournament games the team 
played in2 ,whereas the #bjah ,honolulu 
,little ,league ,baseball team rode a   
wave of sterling pitching1 shutting out 
opponents in #d of #e games1 including  
in the first championship shutout win   
since #bjjb2 ,whereas the #bjah         
,honolulu ,little ,league ,baseball team
 has brought pride and excitement to the
 ,state of ,hawaii and delivered hope to
 the people of ,hawaii in the wake of   
the devastating impacts of ,hurricane   
,lane1 the major flooding in ,april     
#bjah1 and the ,kilauea volcano         
eruptions of #bjah2 ,whereas the #bjah  
,honolulu ,little ,league ,baseball team
 further galvanized the ,state of       
,hawaii to come together and root the   

team to victory2 ,whereas the manager of
 the #bjah ,honolulu ,little ,league    
,baseball team1 ,gerald ,oda1 the       
coaching staff of the team1 and the     
parents of players of the team provided 
vital leadership and support1 including 
by inculcating in the players a culture 
of respect and humility2 and ,whereas   
the #bjah ,honolulu ,little ,league     
,baseball team included players ,bruce  
,boucher1 ,kory ,chu1 ,tanner ,chun1    
,john ,de la ,cruz1 ,kaolu ,holt1 ,aukai
 ,kea1 ,mana ,lau ,kong1 ,chandler      
,murray1 ,hunter ,nishina1 ,taylin      
,oana1 ,caleb ,okada1 ,jace ,souza1     
,zachary ,won1 and ,sean ,yamaguchi and 
coaches ,keith ,oda and ,willis ,kato3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the           
contributions of ,little ,league        
,baseball to the ,state of ,hawaii2     
7#b7 congratulates the ,honolulu ,little
 ,league ,baseball team on its #bjah    
,little ,league ,baseball ,world ,series
 ,championship2  7#c7 recognizes the    

hard work1 commitment to sportsmanship1 
and dignity of the players1 coaches1 and
 families of the ,honolulu ,little      
,league ,baseball team2 and  7#d7 joins 
with all the people of ,hawaii1 the     
,united ,states1 and baseball fans      
everywhere in celebrating ,hawaii's     
third ,little ,league ,baseball ,world  
,series ,championship4