CONDEMNING THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS ON HAWAIʻI'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

This House Resolution (HR 198) expresses the Hawaii State House's condemnation of federal budget cuts impacting Hawaii. It highlights specific effects: loss of ~2,200 federal jobs in Hawaii (including at the University of Hawaii), projected recession risks, reduced conservation staffing at Kauai’s wildlife refuge, Medicaid cuts threatening healthcare for 420,000 residents, and SNAP benefit reductions endangering 600,000 people (including 70,000 children). The resolution urges federal officials to reconsider these cuts and asks the Governor to mitigate impacts. As a non-binding symbolic measure, it does not change funding or policy.