sub report { our %hash1; local *hash1 = $_[0]; our %hash2; local *hash2 = $_[1]; our %hash3; local *hash3 = $_[2]; my $othervar1 = $_[3]; my $othervar2 = $_[4]; ... do stuff ... } # call it report(\%hash1, \%hash2, \%hash3, $othervar1, $othervar2);