HI HB709

Requires state and county agencies to spell the name of the State as "Hawai'i" with a glottal stop in all documents and signs prepared after July 1, 2011

Does not require the glottal stop or macrons in documents and signs prepared before the effective date, but applies to any replacement documents or signs prepared after that date

Authorizes the revisor of statutes to change the spelling of "Hawai'i" to include the glottal stop when preparing supplements and replacement volumes of the Hawaii Revised Statutes

Amends existing law to clarify that the requirement for correct spelling of the state name does not prohibit the use of macrons and glottal stops in other Hawaiian language words in government documents

Takes effect July 1, 2011