STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR28 , 2025
RE: H.C.R. No. 99
M.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 99 entitled:
“HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE LGBTQ+
COMMISSION AND THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO
REVIEW THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR GENDER-NEUTRAL LANGUAGE TERMINOLOGY,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the State LGBTQ+
Commission and Commission on the Status of Women to collaborate
and conduct a comprehensive review of the Hawaii Revised Statutes
and recommend amendments to incorporate gender-neutral
terminology.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Hawai’i State LGBTQ+ Commission and Hawai’i State
Commission on the Status of Women.
Your Committee finds that many existing statutes within state
law contain binary, gendered language that does not fully reflect
the diverse identities of the State’s residents. This measure
seeks to address this issue by requesting the Hawaii State LGBTQ+
Commission and Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to
review state laws and recommend updates to incorporate gender
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neutral language, ensuring that Hawaii’s legal framework reflects
the values of respect and aloha for all residents.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its title to make technical amendments;
(2) Extending the submission deadline for the report by the
Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission and Hawaii State
Commission on the Status of Women to the Legislature to
December 31, 2026; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Human Services & Homelessness that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 99, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in the
form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 99, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Human Services &
Homelessness,
LISA MARTEN, Chair
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Human Services & Homelessness
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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C The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: ~ Pass, unamended (as is) ~ Pass, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
HSH Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. MARTEN, Lisa (C)
2. OLDS, Ikaika (VC) tZ
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3. AMATO, Terez
4. CHUN, Cory M.
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5. KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, Sue L.
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6. TAKAYAMA, Gregg
7. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna
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8. ALCOS III, David
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9. GARCIA, Diamond
TOTAL (9) ~.
The recommendation is: ~‘Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ~
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO