HI HCR9

Requests the Attorney General to conduct a comprehensive review of Hawaii Revised Statutes to identify all provisions using "impaired" or similar terms to describe persons with disabilities.

Aims to replace outdated terminology that may carry negative or pejorative connotations, such as changing "hearing impaired" to "deaf or hard of hearing" and "vision impaired" to "low vision."

Requires proposed amendments to align with modern disability-inclusive language standards emphasizing person-first or identity-affirming wording without changing the legal effect or conflicting with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Cites Utah's 2017 reforms as a model for updating statutory disability terminology.

Requires the Attorney General to submit findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2027 Regular Session.