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.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.C.R. NO. 169
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
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.
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: _____________________________
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: _____________________________
OFFERED BY:
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Report Title: Department of Government Efficiency; Fiscal Responsibility
Report Title:
Department of Government Efficiency; Fiscal Responsibility