HI HCR63

Urges the Governor to deploy 500 Hawaii National Guard members to assist the Texas National Guard in policing the United States-Mexico border.

Cites December 2023 Border Patrol data showing over 250,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, a record high.

Notes Hawaii is home to approximately 51,000 undocumented persons, including about 3,000 from Mexico and Central America.

References illegal drug trafficking through Mexico, including fentanyl, which contributed to 274 overdose-related deaths in Hawaii in 2020.

Notes that at least 14 other states (Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming) have already sent National Guard members to the border.