Bill > HCR148

This Concurrent Resolution, passed by the Hawaii State Legislature, officially endorses and adopts the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, an international agreement that aims to eliminate all nuclear weapons. It urges federal leaders and the nation to prioritize nuclear disarmament as the central element of the United States' national security policy. Specifically, it calls for actions such as renouncing the first use of nuclear weapons, ending the President's sole authority to launch a nuclear attack, removing nuclear weapons from high alert, canceling plans for new nuclear weapons, and actively working towards a verifiable agreement to eliminate all nuclear arsenals globally. The resolution highlights the immense risks posed by existing nuclear weapons, including the potential for catastrophic climate disruption and widespread famine, and references Hawaii's own experience with the threat of nuclear attack.