Bill Text: HI HCR215 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging The President Of The United States And The United States Congress To Call For An Immediate And Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza; Facilitate The De-escalation Of, And End To, Hostilities; And Provide To The Area Fuel, Food, Water, Medical Supplies, And Other Forms Of Humanitarian Relief.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-14 - Referred to JHA, referral sheet 22 [HCR215 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-HCR215-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	215
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING THE PRESIDENT of the united states and the united states congress to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in gaza; facilitate the de-escalation of, AND END TO, hostilities; and provide to the area fuel, food, water, medical supplies, and other forms of humanitarian relief.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, all human life is precious, and the targeting of non-combatants in a conflict zone is a violation of international humanitarian law; and

 

     WHEREAS, since October 2023, armed violence in Gaza has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis, including journalists, humanitarian workers, and other non-combatants; and

 

     WHEREAS, many of the Palestinians killed or wounded during the violence in Gaza have been children; and

 

     WHEREAS, international humanitarian law requires that all parties to an armed conflict protect children and prevent the commission of grave violations against them, including killing and maiming, the attacks on schools and hospitals, the recruitment and use of children, the abduction of children, and the denial of humanitarian access; and

 

     WHEREAS, Palestinian children and their families are  suffering as a result of restrictions the Israeli government has placed on the movement of food, water, fuel, and other humanitarian assistance; and

 

     WHEREAS, while Israel's stated goal is to dismantle Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization, this end should not be achieved at the expense of innocent lives; and

 

     WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of additional lives are at imminent risk if a permanent ceasefire is not achieved and humanitarian aid provided; and

 

     WHEREAS, the United States holds immense diplomatic power and can save both Palestinian and Israeli lives by facilitating a de-escalation of, and end to, the hostilities in Gaza; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the Senate concurring, that the President of the United States and the United States Congress are urged to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza; facilitate the de-escalation of, and end to, hostilities; and provide to the area fuel, food, water, medical supplies, and other forms of humanitarian relief; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, Majority Leader of the United State Senate, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of Hawaii's congressional delegation.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title:

Gaza; Israel; Palestine; Ceasefire; Humanitarian Aid