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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Health to issue certificates of stillbirth, which are official documents acknowledging the birth of a child who did not survive. Currently, Hawaii does not issue these certificates, despite federal mandates for reporting fetal deaths and the fact that other states do provide them. The resolution highlights that stillbirths significantly impact families, and a stillbirth certificate would offer a more respectful acknowledgment of the child's existence and the parents' experience, rather than solely focusing on the fetal death certificate. The Department of Health is also asked to assess the feasibility of implementing these certificates and report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature.