You can use other status like Resumed, and display it only when task is in Hold status. For example:
<PDM_IF "$prop.form_name_3" == "edit">
<PDM_MACRO NAME=dtlStartRow>
<PDM_MACRO NAME=dtlLookupReadonly hdr="Change#" attr=chg>
<PDM_MACRO NAME=dtlReadonly hdr=Sequence attr="sequence">
detailRowHdr("Status", 1 , "$args.REQUIRED_status");
var item = '<PDM_SELECT NAME=SET.status ESC_STYLE=HTML FACTORY=tskstat WF_FAC_FOR_TSKSTAT=wf SELECTED="$args.status" SELECTED_SYM="$args.status.COMMON_NAME">';
<PDM_IF "$args.task.code" != "HOLD">
item = item.replace('<OPTION VALUE="RESUMED">','');
</PDM_IF>