HI HR201

Urges the Government of Japan to halt plans to discharge treated wastewater from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean over a 40-year period.

Requests the federal government convey to Japan the importance of exhausting alternative disposal methods for the wastewater, which contains tritium and potentially other radioactive compounds that cannot be fully filtered.

Joins Pacific Island governments and the Pacific Islands Forum in calling for Japan to reconsider alternatives that better protect the marine environment and reaffirms the fundamental right to a clean and safe living environment free from potential toxins.

Cites concerns raised by marine scientists about potential bioaccumulation of radionuclides in the food chain and ecosystem impacts, and references alternative disposal methods including concrete encasement and bioremediation using oyster species.

Directs transmission of the resolution to Japanese government officials, U.S. federal agencies, members of Hawaii's Congressional Delegation, and Hawaii county officials.