HI HCR67

Request for U.S. Congress to amend the United States Code to ensure permanent funding for programs and services under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act.

Current law authorizes appropriations only through fiscal year 2019, leaving long-term funding uncertain despite the Act being a permanent federal law since 1988.

Resolution cites the United States' trust responsibility to Native Hawaiians based on historical relationship, including the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and subsequent annexation in 1898.

Notes that Native Hawaiians have significantly higher rates of disease and lower life expectancy than other U.S. populations, with continued health disparities despite improvement efforts.

Seeks parity with Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which received permanent funding authorization for all fiscal years after 2010, arguing Native Hawaiians deserve the same assurance as other indigenous peoples.