Bill
HCR 107
HCR 107 asks Hawaii to form a multi-stakeholder working group to develop recommendations, including potential legislation, to strengthen Title IX protections in Hawaii.
Status and key dates
- Bill type: Concurrent resolution (HCR 107, HD1)
- Introduced: March 12, 2025
- Committee actions: Reported from HSH as amended (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1628); recommended to FIN
- Final legislative actions: Adopted by both chambers (May 9, 2025); enrolled and signed in both chambers (May 12, 2025); sent to and signed by the Governor (May 24, 2025)
- Related measure: HR 103 (companion)
Purpose and intent
- To request that the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women convene a multi-stakeholder working group to develop measures to strengthen state protections under Title IX (Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1681).
- Motivated by concerns about diminished federal protections, alleged noncompliance by state education systems, and underreporting of sex-based discrimination and harassment that can create hostile learning environments.
Core provisions
- Requests (not mandates) the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women to convene a working group to develop measures to strengthen Title IX protections in Hawaii.
- Specifies the working group membership (members or designees), with the Commission’s Executive Director serving as chairperson for convening purposes. Membership includes:
1. Executive Director, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women (chair for convening)
2. Attorney General
3. Superintendent of Education
4. President, University of Hawaii
5. One member of the House (appointed by Speaker)
6. One member of the Senate (appointed by Senate President)
7. Representative of the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission (to be invited)
8. Representative from a nonprofit serving survivors of gender violence/discrimination (to be invited)
9. Representative from a nonprofit advocating to prevent campus sexual violence (to be invited)
10. Representative from a nonprofit advocating civil rights for sexual and gender minorities (to be invited)
11. A student representative (to be invited)
- The working group is requested to produce a report of findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2026.
- Certified copies of the resolution are to be transmitted to the Governor, Attorney General, Superintendent of Education, President of the University of Hawaii, and Executive Director of the Commission.
Who would be affected / potential impact
- Directly involves state offices and education systems: Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Department of Education, University of Hawaii, Attorney General, and the Legislature.
- Engages civil society: survivor support organizations, campus sexual violence prevention advocates, LGBTQ+ advocates, and student voices.
- Potential downstream impacts: the working group could recommend administrative changes, policy adjustments, or legislation affecting how public K–12 schools, charter schools, and the University of Hawaii address sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment under Title IX standards.
Procedural and legal character
- As a concurrent resolution, HCR 107 requests action and sets a reporting deadline but does not itself create binding law. Any enforceable changes would require follow-up administrative action or legislation based on the working group’s recommendations.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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