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HI HB1264

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2017

Primary Sponsor

Takashi Ohno

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Hawaiian language to be used for public acts and transactions beginning January 1, 2020.

  • Removes the prohibition on Hawaiian language use in official government documents and establishes it as a required language alongside English.

  • Requires public officers to make reasonable efforts to provide government records, papers, and documents in Hawaiian upon request by members of the public.

  • Maintains English as binding language in cases of irreconcilable differences between English and Hawaiian versions of state laws.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Hawaiian Language.

Hawaiian Language

Last Action

Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.

11/30/2017

Committee Referrals

Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs1/30/2017

Full Bill Text

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