SR 111 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

ENCOURAGING THE ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY AND RAPA NUI SUMMIT DECLARATION TO ADDRESS CLIMATE JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

This is a non-binding Senate Resolution (SR 111), not a law. It urges the State of Hawaii to support and adopt recommendations from the United Nations Global Plastics Treaty and the Rapa Nui Summit Declaration. The resolution highlights goals like reducing plastic packaging by 30% over 12 years, phasing out single-use plastics (bags, straws, containers), and promoting reuse systems, but does not impose new legal requirements or funding on the state. It serves as a symbolic endorsement of international efforts to address plastic pollution and climate justice.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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SR111 → SR111_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template, with substantive additions of two new resolution clauses focused on culture-based climate justice and increased participation in UN human rights and climate processes. The original text contained some garbled formatting artifacts that were cleaned up, and the final version includes a more comprehensive list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional resolutions on culture-based climate justice and UN participation, while the formatting was standardized to a digital template structure.

REQUIREMENT

Added new resolution clause supporting culture-based climate justice using UN and Pacific Islands Forum Charter principles

Added new resolution clause encouraging greater participation in UN human rights, sustainable development, and climate processes

TECHNICAL

Added new resolution clause specifying additional recipients for certified copies of the resolution

Converted document from traditional legislative format to structured digital template with metadata fields

Cleaned up garbled text and formatting artifacts present in the original document

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How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte).

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Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1632) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

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Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/AEN.

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Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors