HCR 240 Summary

• Urges all state and county agencies in Hawaii to include intersex and nonbinary as gender options on official documents that identify gender.

• Cites that intersex individuals are born with variations in physical sex characteristics and do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies according to the United Nations.

• References that other states including California, Washington, and Oregon, and nations including Canada, Germany, and Australia have already provided legal recognition to intersex and nonbinary persons on government-issued identification documents.

• Notes that multiple cultures globally, including Native Hawaiian culture, recognize more than two genders beyond traditional Western binary systems.

• Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, state agency directors, the University of Hawaii leadership, and county mayors.