HI SCR152

Requests U.S. Congress to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to provide permanent funding for the program.

Notes that current law authorizes appropriations only through fiscal year 2019, creating uncertainty for stakeholders beyond that date.

Cites health disparities affecting Native Hawaiians including lower life expectancy and higher mortality rates from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and injuries compared to other populations.

References the Indian Health Care Improvement Act's permanent funding mechanism (Title 25 U.S.C. section 1680o) as a model, arguing Native Hawaiians should receive equal assurance of federal health program funding.

Directs transmission of the resolution to congressional leadership, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Hawaii state officials, and Native Hawaiian health care organizations.