Bill Text: HI SCR101 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Concurrent Resolution 101

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Bill Title: Urging A Transition To A Plant-based Lifestyle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-16 - Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 682). [SCR101 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2024-SCR101-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	101
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

URGING a transition to a plant-based lifestyle.

WHEREAS, a plant-based lifestyle that incorporates plant-based nutrition and plant-based construction materials offers a multitude of beneficial impacts to human health, animal welfare, and the environment; and

WHEREAS, a plant-based lifestyle also champions Aloha ʻĀina by fostering a respectful and nurturing relationship with the land, encouraging practices that protect and enhance the natural environment, thereby ensuring the well-being of future generations; and

WHEREAS, in particular, a plant-based lifestyle aligns with traditional Hawaiian dietary practices, enriching biodiversity through the cultivation of endemic and canoe plants, supporting the restoration of the Ahupuaʻa system, aiding in the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters, advancing food security, and advocating for the use of sustainable building materials, thereby fostering a holistic approach to environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, and community well-being; and

WHEREAS, plant-based nutrition consists primarily of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, beans, nuts, and seeds, while minimizing or eliminating animal products, such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy products; and

WHEREAS, many health care associations advocate for a plant-based diet including the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, American Heart Association, and MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas; and

WHEREAS, a study conducted by the University of Oxford found that a plant-based diet can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful effects caused by the meat and dairy industry; and

WHEREAS, other academic and international institutions like Stanford University; University of California, Berkely; and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization have all reported that phasing out animal agriculture can have an enormous positive impact on reducing the effects of climate change; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, the House of Representatives concurring, that this body urges a transition to a plant-based lifestyle; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Comptroller, Director of Health, Superintendent of Education, Chair of the Board of Education, Director of the Department of Agriculture, Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and mayors of each of the counties.