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HI SCR4

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

4/4/2011

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates May of each year as "Lupus Awareness Month" in Hawaii
  • Recognizes systemic lupus erythematosus as an immune system disorder affecting joints, skin, and internal organs like kidneys, heart, and brain
  • Notes that approximately 90 percent of lupus sufferers are women in childbearing years, with disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian women
  • Identifies over 10,000 people in Hawaii affected by lupus according to Lupus Hawaii organization
  • Directs transmission of certified resolution copies to the Governor and Director of Health

Legislative Description

Proclaiming May of Each Year as Lupus Awareness Month in Hawaii

Last Action

(H) Referred to HLT, referral sheet 53

4/6/2011

Committee Referrals

Health2/8/2011

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