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HI SR135

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/3/2019

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates April as Donate Life Month in Hawaii to recognize National Donate Life Month and raise awareness about organ donation.

  • Encourages all Hawaii residents to learn more about kidney disease, its risks, and healthy behaviors that reduce the risk of chronic kidney and kidney-related diseases such as diabetes.

  • Encourages all Hawaii residents to discuss organ donation with their families, physicians, and religious leaders.

  • Notes that over 430 people in Hawaii are currently awaiting life-saving organ transplants, with the majority waiting for donor kidneys.

  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Legacy of Life Hawaii, and the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii.

Legislative Description

Designating April As Donate Life Month In Hawaii.

Designating April as Organ Donor Awareness Month in Hawaii

Last Action

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

4/3/2019

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health3/18/2019
Labor, Culture and the Arts3/13/2019

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