HI SR115

Urges Hawaii's congressional delegation and the United States Congress to enact legislation prohibiting the President from conducting a first-use nuclear strike without formal congressional authorization.

Asserts that a first-use nuclear strike constitutes a major act of war and therefore requires congressional declaration of war authority under the U.S. Constitution.

Cites the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which limits presidential power to introduce armed forces into hostilities to situations of declared war, specific statutory authorization, or national emergency from attack.

References the January 13, 2018 false ballistic missile threat alert issued to Hawaii residents as evidence of the state's vulnerability to nuclear conflict.

Directs transmission of certified resolution copies to congressional leadership including the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, House Speaker and Minority Leader, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.