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This Concurrent Resolution expresses support for naming a United States Navy surface combatant ship after Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. A "surface combatant ship" is a type of warship designed for fighting on the sea's surface. The resolution highlights that Trinidad earned the Medal of Honor in 1915 for his extraordinary heroism in saving shipmates during boiler explosions on the USS San Diego, despite being injured himself. It also notes that Trinidad is the only Asian American and Filipino American in the U.S. Navy to have received this prestigious award, and that naming a ship after him would honor the service of tens of thousands of Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the Navy, promote diversity and inclusion, and acknowledge the long-standing alliance between the United States and the Philippines. The resolution was introduced in the Hawaii State Legislature and calls for certified copies to be sent to the Secretary of the U.S. Navy and Hawaii's congressional delegation.