RATIFYING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES GIVING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES POWER TO LIMIT, REGULATE, AND PROHIBIT THE LABOR OF PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

Hawaii's Senate Resolution 81 (SR 81) ratifies a 1924 proposed constitutional amendment (House Joint Resolution 184) that would grant Congress authority to regulate or ban labor for people under 18. This resolution does not create new child labor laws but seeks to formally approve an amendment that has remained pending since 1924, after only 28 states initially ratified it. If fully ratified by 38 states (requiring 10 more approvals), it would enable future federal legislation on child labor, though current regulations are already established under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The resolution is procedural and does not alter existing protections or requirements.