HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	4
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

urging the governor to take action to protect transgender members of the hawai i national guard from discriminatory federal policy and permit qualified transgender service members to continue their service.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Trump administration has imposed a sweeping and unnecessary ban on transgender service members in the United States military through Executive Order 14163, titled "Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness"; and

 

     WHEREAS, under the ban, individuals with a history of gender dysphoria or who have undergone medical transitions are barred from military service; and

 

     WHEREAS, in addition to discharging service members, the executive order paused all gender-affirming medical procedures and hormone therapies for active-duty members; and

 

     WHEREAS, despite numerous challenges from civil rights groups, the Supreme Court has allowed the ban to remain in effect; and

 

     WHEREAS, this policy undermines force readiness, destabilizes unit cohesion, and fuels longstanding waste, fraud, and abuse within the Department of Defense by expending time and resources purging qualified personnel; and

 

     WHEREAS, the ban is inherently discriminatory and inconsistent with Hawai i's values and needs; and

 

     WHEREAS, the State must take action to protect Hawai i's valued transgender service members from the Trump administration's discriminatory policies; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, the Senate concurring, that this body urges the Governor to take action to protect transgender members of the Hawai i National Guard from discriminatory federal policy and permit qualified transgender service members to continue their service; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor and Adjutant General of the Hawai i National Guard.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Transgender Service Members; Hawai i National Guard