HCR 133 Summary

• Expresses strong legislative support for construction of a floating drydock at Pearl Harbor to expand the Naval Shipyard's capacity to service submarines and surface vessels

• Identifies the drydock project as strengthening national defense and generating economic benefits for Hawaii including high-paying jobs, investment, and workforce development in maritime and defense industries

• References Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, which previously authorized special purpose revenue bonds for Pearl Harbor Floating Drydock, LLC to construct the facility, though bonds were never issued due to higher-than-anticipated costs

• Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, and Hawaii's congressional delegation