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This Resolution requests the Department of Transportation to create or update regulations to prevent the installation or use of fifth-generation cellular network technology, or 5G technology, near state airports and navigational equipment. This is due to concerns that the specific radio frequencies used by 5G in the United States, particularly in the C-Band (3.7 to 3.98 Gigahertz), are too close to the frequencies used by radar altimeters (4.2 to 4.4 Gigahertz), which are crucial for pilots to determine their altitude above the ground. The resolution highlights the importance of air travel to Hawaii's economy and inter-island connectivity, and while acknowledging federal oversight of 5G and aviation, asserts the state's authority to regulate potentially hazardous telecommunication installations near its airports. It also asks the Department of Transportation to collaborate with the Air Line Pilots Association, International, to define a safe distance around airports and navigational equipment where 5G facilities should be prohibited.