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Memorials, Academic Achievement - Layla Abudallah, Valedictorian, Middle College High School -

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Raumesh Akbari

Hawaii Senate Resolution endorses the Aloha+ Challenge and six 2030 targets, backing the Aloha+ Dashboard and Hawaii Green Growth Hub to track progress and UN reporting.

Signed by Senate Speaker
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Bill Summary · SR 153

Summary — Senate Resolution 153 (SR 153)

Note on source materials
- The provided document contains multiple, unrelated texts each labeled “SR 153” from different states (Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, and Hawaii). The legislative history and committee references in the materials you supplied correspond to the Hawaii measure concerning the Aloha+ Challenge. This summary focuses on the Hawaii SR 153 (the final/adopted resolution reflected in the legislative actions). Other SR 153 texts in the packet appear to be unrelated and are listed at the end.

Title / Purpose

  • A Hawaii Senate Resolution endorsing and reaffirming support for the Aloha+ Challenge and recognizing the Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub’s role in tracking sustainability progress.

Main intent

  • Formally recognize the Aloha+ Challenge (launched 2014) and Hawaii’s progress toward six statewide sustainability targets to be met by 2030.
  • Acknowledge the Aloha+ Dashboard and Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub for measuring, reporting, and supporting the State’s sustainability efforts and voluntary local reviews submitted to the United Nations.

Key provisions

  • Endorses and reaffirms legislative support for the integrated Aloha+ Challenge framework and its six targets:
    1. Clean energy transformation
    2. Local food production and consumption
    3. Smart sustainable communities
    4. Green workforce and education
    5. Solid waste reduction
    6. Natural resource management
  • Recognizes the 11th anniversary (2014–2025) of the Aloha+ Challenge.
  • Commends the Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub for using the Aloha+ Dashboard to compile Voluntary Local Reviews to the UN.
  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor (with a request that the Governor forward to executive department directors), Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and each county mayor.

Who is affected / impact

  • Symbolic — the resolution is honorary and declaratory rather than regulatory or appropriative.
  • Affects state and county policymakers, state agencies, and public/private partners involved in sustainability planning by publicly endorsing continued use of the Aloha+ Dashboard and collaboration through the Hawaii Green Growth Hub.
  • Supports transparency and data-driven decision-making; may bolster coordination and visibility for Hawaii’s sustainability initiatives and UN reporting.

Procedural timeline / status

  • Introduced / offered in March 2025 (committee referrals and hearings in March).
  • Referred to and reviewed by the AEN committee (committee recommended passage, vote recorded).
  • Adopted by the Senate (committee and floor actions in March–April 2025; recorded adoption with one “No” in final report).
  • Enrolled and signed by the President of the Senate; sent to the Secretary of State in June 2025.

Related items and notes

  • Related companion measure: SCR 183 (companion).
  • The packet you provided also contains unrelated SR 153 texts from other states:
    • Illinois: A memorial resolution mourning Blanca Delia Hernandez.
    • Kentucky: A resolution confirming Eston Glover to an Energy Planning and Inventory Commission Executive Committee.
    • Georgia: A resolution commending Sam Watson for an award.
  • If you want, I can produce separate concise summaries for each of those unrelated SR 153 texts.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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