HI SB643

Requires all newly created, replaced, or reprinted state and county documents and letterheads to include accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words with proper spelling and punctuation, including macrons and glottal stops, effective January 1, 2018.

Allows existing documents and letterheads created before January 1, 2018 to be updated to comply with these requirements when they require replacement, reprinting, or other revision.

Establishes that Hawaiian language usage shall conform to three reference sources: the "Hawaiian Dictionary" (1986), "Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary" by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee, or "Place Names of Hawaii" (1974).

Mandates that Hawaiian language be used on all state and county emblems and symbols, effective January 1, 2018, with existing emblems and symbols permitted to delay compliance until replacement is otherwise required.

Voids any rule, order, policy, or act that prohibits or discourages the use of accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words as required by this statute.