HI SCR24

Urges the U.S. Department of Defense to restore and maintain references to the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team on its websites, which were removed on or about March 5, 2025 during a federal purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content.

Recognizes that approximately 14,000 men served in these units during World War II, with two-thirds being Hawaii-born Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans), including Medal of Honor recipient and late U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye.

Notes these units were the most decorated military units for their size and length of service in U.S. military history, despite members serving while their families were incarcerated as "enemy aliens" based on race.

Opposes the selective erasure of historical references to intersectional minorities and calls maintaining such history fundamental to honoring Japanese American contributions to U.S. war efforts and acknowledging the injustices they faced.

Directs certified copies be sent to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Army Chief of Staff, Hawaii's congressional delegation, and various civil rights and veterans organizations.