S.R. No. 121 Summary

• Reaffirms Hawaii's commitment to ending systemic racism and injustice in the state and throughout the United States, drawing on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1959 address to Hawaii's First Legislature

• Acknowledges Hawaii's history as a world leader in racial harmony while recognizing that overt and systemic racism continue to harm communities, particularly affecting Micronesian, Kanaka Maoli, and Black residents

• Calls on all Hawaii government institutions, businesses, organizations, and the U.S. Congress and President to take action to address systemic racism and injustice

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the President of the United States, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader, Hawaii Governor, and county Mayors