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HI SCR44
Concurrent Resolution
Status
4/25/2023
Primary Sponsor
Joy San Buenaventura
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AI Summary
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Urges Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to include on-screen American Sign Language interpreters in all live and recorded Emergency Alert System (EAS) video broadcasts at all times, including during graphic presentations.
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Directs the agency to provide training for American Sign Language interpreters by including them in all training sessions provided to EAS broadcasters.
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Requires all video broadcasts to maintain at least one camera showing the American Sign Language interpreter at all times.
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Notes that recent volcanic eruptions on Hawaii Island demonstrated the need for this accessibility, as EAS broadcasts did not consistently provide ASL interpretation, depriving deaf and hard of hearing residents of critical emergency information.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor and Adjutant General.
Legislative Description
Urging The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency To Include In All Live And Recorded Emergency Alert System Video Broadcasts, An On-screen Interpreter Disseminating The Emergency Information In American Sign Language At All Times, Including During Graphic Presentations.
Deaf and Blind Task Force
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent.
5/22/2023