{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-5-22","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-22","heading":"Hawaii medal of honor.","body":"(a) The Hawaii medal of honor may be awarded on behalf of the people of the State of Hawaii to an individual who has been killed in action while:\n\n(1) Engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;\n\n(2) Engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;\n\n(3) Serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party;\n\n(4) Serving in a combat zone as designated by presidential order;\n\n(5) Serving in direct support of military operations in a combat zone if that service is designated as such by the United States Department of Defense; or\n\n(6) Performing duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger if that duty qualifies the individual for special military pay as determined by the United States Department of Defense.\n\n(b) A recipient of the Hawaii medal of honor may have the recipient's name entered on the Hawaii medal of honor roll.\n\n(c) Individuals eligible to receive the Hawaii medal of honor include:\n\n(1) Members of the Hawaii National Guard who were legal residents of Hawaii and were activated into service at the time they were killed in action;\n\n(2) Members of the United States military reserves who were legal residents of Hawaii and were activated into service at the time they were killed in action;\n\n(3) Members of the regular United States armed forces who were:\n\n(A) Legal residents of Hawaii at the time they were killed in action; or\n\n(B) Stationed in Hawaii by a proper order of the United States Department of Defense at the time they were killed in action; and\n\n(4) Members of the Hawaii National Guard or United States military reserves who were activated into service, or members of the regular United States armed forces, who:\n\n(A) Attended a public or private educational institution in Hawaii at some period during their lives; and\n\n(B) Were killed in action.\n\n(d) The Hawaii medal of honor shall be awarded solely by a concurrent resolution:\n\n(1) Introduced by:\n\n(A) The president of the senate;\n\n(B) The speaker of the house of representatives; or\n\n(C) The duly authorized representative of the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives; and\n\n(2) Adopted by both houses of the legislature. [L 2005, c 21, §2; am L 2013, c 9, §2]\n\nRevision Note\n\nSection was enacted as an addition to chapter 121 but is renumbered to this chapter pursuant to §23G-15.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 1","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0005/HRS_0005-0022.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"5f277cab4f1fabcbb6ca7c7944325da04a617ee3cd0a36bdc0aa32c7b91d8fe8","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-5-21","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-5-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}