THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	179
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the president of the united states and congress to supply ukraine with the weapons needed to fully defend itself against russian attacks and retake its territory as recognized by international law.

 

 

     WHEREAS, Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 1994, Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum and relinquished its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees from Russia, the United States, and United Kingdom; and

 

     WHEREAS, the United States and Ukraine have established diplomatic relations since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union; and

 

     WHEREAS, in 2014, Russia violated the Budapest Memorandum and seized the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine, and began incursions into Ukrainian territory in the Donbas region; and

 

     WHEREAS, on February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in an attempt to extinguish Ukrainian independence, predicting that it would take mere weeks to conquer Ukraine; and

 

     WHEREAS, according to the United Nations, as of November 2025, there have been 53,006 civilian casualties, including 14,534 deaths, since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022; and

 

     WHEREAS, according to the Center for Strategic International Studies, since 2022, Russian forces have suffered nearly 1,200,000 casualties; and

 

     WHEREAS, one third of Ukraine's population has been displaced, with as many as 1,600,000 Ukrainians forcibly transferred to Russian territories by Russian forces; and

 

     WHEREAS, since 2022, Russia has captured twelve percent of Ukrainian land; and

 

     WHEREAS, according to the Center for Strategic International Studies, if current casualty rates continue, the combined Russian and Ukrainian casualties could reach two million by the spring of 2026; and

 

     WHEREAS, Russia's losses in Ukraine are five times higher than its total losses from all Russian and Soviet wars since World II combined, including the war in Afghanistan and two Chechen wars; and

 

     WHEREAS, Russia is deploying drones and bombs to destroy major power grids in Ukraine, leaving civilians with limited and sometimes no access to electricity, heating, or running water; and

 

     WHEREAS, Ukrainians are struggling to stay warm during the harsh winter; and

 

     WHEREAS, without the withdrawal or expulsion of Russian troops in Ukraine, the war, which has lasted four deadly years, will continue with no end in sight; and

 

     WHEREAS, the current aid provided by the United States to Ukraine has allowed the country to defend itself and launch a counteroffensive to retake territory from Russia while providing necessary humanitarian relief for Ukraine's population; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, that the President of the United States and Congress are requested to supply Ukraine with the weapons needed to fully defend itself against Russian attacks and retake its territories as recognized by international law; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that President Trump is urged to negotiate the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body affirms support and solidarity with the free and independent people of Ukraine; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate, members of the Hawaii congressional delegation, and Governor.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

 

 

 

Report Title: 

Ukraine; Russia; Military Aid; Humanitarian Relief