HI HCR89

Request that Congress amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to provide permanent funding beyond fiscal year 2019, when current authorization expires.

Cite Congress's constitutional authority and trust responsibility to Native Hawaiians and reference the Act's stated policy to raise Native Hawaiian health status and provide necessary resources for health programs.

Note that Native Hawaiian population increased 31.4 percent between 2000 and 2010, with approximately 568,000 Native Hawaiians nationwide as of 2015, facing higher rates of chronic diseases and lower life expectancy than other populations.

Reference the Indian Health Care Improvement Act's provision of permanent funding for other indigenous peoples beginning in fiscal year 2010, arguing Native Hawaiians deserve equivalent assurance.

Direct transmission of the resolution to federal and state officials, including Congress leadership, Hawaii's congressional delegation, federal health officials, and Native Hawaiian health care system leaders.