HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 208 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE RESOLUTION urging the Peace Corps to immediately establish a mission in the Marshall Islands.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.R. NO. 208
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.R. NO.
208
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE RESOLUTION
urging the Peace Corps to immediately establish a mission in the Marshall Islands.
WHEREAS, the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the United States in 1983; and WHEREAS, the United States has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands and the two nations have full diplomatic relations; and WHEREAS, the economy of the Marshall Islands is mainly derived from U.S. payments under the terms of the Compact of Free Association and the United States Department of Defense is one of the largest employers in the nation; and WHEREAS, only approximately forty-three percent of Marshallese people over the age of 25 have completed high school and only nine percent have graduated from college; and WHEREAS, nuclear testing in the vicinity of the Marshall Islands has led to significant health issues, including various forms of cancer and birth defects; and WHEREAS, years of nuclear testing, overfishing, and climate change have significantly diminished traditional food sources; and WHEREAS, ninety percent of the Marshallese food supply chain is made up from imported goods; and WHEREAS, eighty percent of food imports are processed foods which have led to alarmingly high rates of obesity and diabetes among the adult population; and WHEREAS, the Peace Corps previously served in the Marshall Islands from 1966 through 1996; now, therefor, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Peace Corps immediately establish a mission in the Marshall Islands; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Peace Crops coordinate humanitarian efforts with as many additional agencies as possible, such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the State of Hawaii, the United Nations, the Red Cross, and any other organization providing economic relief and food security in the region; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Peace Corps, the Governor of the State of Hawaii, U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Marshall Islands; Peace Corps;
WHEREAS, the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the United States in 1983; and
WHEREAS, the United States has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands and the two nations have full diplomatic relations; and
WHEREAS, the economy of the Marshall Islands is mainly derived from U.S. payments under the terms of the Compact of Free Association and the United States Department of Defense is one of the largest employers in the nation; and
WHEREAS, only approximately forty-three percent of Marshallese people over the age of 25 have completed high school and only nine percent have graduated from college; and
WHEREAS, nuclear testing in the vicinity of the Marshall Islands has led to significant health issues, including various forms of cancer and birth defects; and
WHEREAS, years of nuclear testing, overfishing, and climate change have significantly diminished traditional food sources; and
WHEREAS, ninety percent of the Marshallese food supply chain is made up from imported goods; and
WHEREAS, eighty percent of food imports are processed foods which have led to alarmingly high rates of obesity and diabetes among the adult population; and
WHEREAS, the Peace Corps previously served in the Marshall Islands from 1966 through 1996; now, therefor,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that the Peace Corps immediately establish a mission in the Marshall Islands; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Peace Crops coordinate humanitarian efforts with as many additional agencies as possible, such as the U.S. Department of Defense, the State of Hawaii, the United Nations, the Red Cross, and any other organization providing economic relief and food security in the region; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Peace Corps, the Governor of the State of Hawaii, U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
OFFERED BY: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title:
Marshall Islands; Peace Corps;