Haw. Rev. Stat. § 229-3
The commission shall evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of all sister-state or province partnerships and forward its recommendation to the legislature. The legislature, if it so chooses, shall implement the recommendation to initiate a sister-state or province partnership by either adopting a concurrent resolution or by enacting session law to that effect.
[L 2006, c 150, pt of §2; am L 2025, c 158, §8]