HI HCR115

Hawaii's House and Senate urge the United States to endorse the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and make nuclear disarmament central to U.S. national security policy.

Resolution supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions) and references the 122 nations that adopted the nuclear weapons prohibition treaty in July 2017.

Calls on federal leaders to renounce first-use of nuclear weapons, end the President's sole authority to launch nuclear attacks, remove weapons from hair-trigger alert, and cancel plans to enhance the nuclear arsenal.

Highlights that approximately 14,000 nuclear weapons remain globally, with over 90 percent held by the United States and Russia, posing catastrophic risks including potential climate disruption and global famine.

Acknowledges Hawaii's significant Marshall Islander population, whose homeland experienced 67 atmospheric nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War with inadequate compensation for environmental and health consequences.