HI HR10

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

Seeks replacement of outdated terminology with disability-inclusive language, such as changing "hearing impaired" to "deaf or hard of hearing" and "vision impaired" to "low vision"

Requires the Attorney General to recommend amendments that do not carry negative connotations while ensuring changes do not alter the effect of existing law or conflict with the Americans with Disabilities Act

Mandates a report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation be submitted to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the Regular Session of 2027

Cites Utah's 2017 reforms as a model for modernizing and destigmatizing disability terminology in state statutes