HI SCR163

Urges the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to recommend initiating a sister-state relationship between Hawaii and Fujian Province, China.

Fujian Province is a southeastern Chinese province with approximately 41,500,000 residents and the second-highest gross domestic product per capita among Chinese provinces.

Hawaii currently maintains sister-state relationships with three entities in the Greater China region: Guangdong (since 1985), Hainan (since 1992), and Taiwan (since 1993).

The mayors of Honolulu and Fuzhou (Fujian's capital) established a sister-city relationship on October 21, 2021, providing foundation for the proposed province-level relationship.

Directs the Governor and Chairperson of the Hawaii Sister-State Committee to receive certified copies of the resolution.