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HI HB863

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/25/2017

Primary Sponsor

Kaniela Ing

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 1-13 to require the judiciary to post its website in both English and Hawaiian, including the Hawaiian version of the state constitution.

  • Specifies that Hawaiian shall not be required for public acts and transactions, maintaining English as the binding version in case of conflicts between English and Hawaiian versions of state laws.

  • Appropriates an unspecified sum from general revenues for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to fund the judiciary's translation of the state constitution and website information to Hawaiian.

  • Requires the judiciary to create, post, and maintain a Hawaiian language version of its website by January 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Judiciary.

Appropriations

Last Action

Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.

11/30/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/14/2017
Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs1/27/2017

Full Bill Text

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