Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill HCR169 Compare Versions

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1	1	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 169 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A STATE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
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3	3	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 169
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37	37	URGING THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A STATE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.
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45	45	WHEREAS, in a recent Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll seventy-seven per cent of voters said a full examination of all government expenditures is necessary; and WHEREAS, in the same poll, eighty-three per cent of voters favored reducing government expenditures over increasing taxes; and WHEREAS, state income tax cuts are projected to cost the state of Hawaii $5.6 billion in revenue by 2031, requiring an unprecedentedly careful use of funds; and WHEREAS, with a wide scope and scale of government projects, it is vital that every taxpayer dollar is used efficiently; and WHEREAS, there have been countless instances of the state governments inefficient use of funds in recent history, making a department dedicated to investigating wasteful spending an important, though currently neglected duty, to all Hawaii taxpayers; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the Senate concurring, that the Hawaii State Legislature is urged to create a State Department of Government Efficiency; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and members of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii. OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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47	47	WHEREAS, in a recent Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll seventy-seven per cent of voters said a full examination of all government expenditures is necessary; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, in the same poll, eighty-three per cent of voters favored reducing government expenditures over increasing taxes; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, state income tax cuts are projected to cost the state of Hawaii $5.6 billion in revenue by 2031, requiring an unprecedentedly careful use of funds; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, with a wide scope and scale of government projects, it is vital that every taxpayer dollar is used efficiently; and
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63	63	WHEREAS, there have been countless instances of the state governments inefficient use of funds in recent history, making a department dedicated to investigating wasteful spending an important, though currently neglected duty, to all Hawaii taxpayers; now, therefore,
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67	67	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, the Senate concurring, that the Hawaii State Legislature is urged to create a State Department of Government Efficiency; and
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71	71	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and members of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii.
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79	79	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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93	93	Report Title: Department of Government Efficiency; Fiscal Responsibility
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