diff --git a/spec/hash-map.dd b/spec/hash-map.dd
index a343d94662..2e50862dd4 100644
--- a/spec/hash-map.dd
+++ b/spec/hash-map.dd
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ $(H2 $(LNAME2 advanced_updating, Advanced updating))
 
 $(H2 $(LNAME2 static_initialization, Static Initialization of AAs))
 
-        NOTE: Not yet implemented.
+    $(P Static initalizations are supplied by a list of key value elements using
+    `key : value` syntax enclosed in [ ].)
 
         ---------
         immutable long[string] aa = [
@@ -354,6 +355,13 @@ $(H2 $(LNAME2 static_initialization, Static Initialization of AAs))
         }
         ---------
 
+    $(P These associative arrays are statically allocated when they appear in
+    global scope. Otherwise, they need to be marked with const or static storage
+    classes to make them statically allocated associative arrays.)
+
+    $(NOTE Statically allocated associative arrays is not currently implemented
+    in dmd compiler.)
+
 $(H2 $(LNAME2 runtime_initialization, Runtime Initialization of Immutable AAs))
 
     $(P Immutable associative arrays are often desirable, but sometimes