H.R. 88 Summary

• Requests Complex Area Superintendents of Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui and Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai complex areas to review district boundaries of all schools to address overcrowding issues.

• Directs review of the number of geographic exceptions being granted and the number of Hawaiian immersion students attending schools outside their service areas.

• Calls for realignment of district boundaries and establishment of Hawaiian immersion programs in additional districts to meet demand and reduce the need for geographic exceptions.

• References August 2019 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling requiring the Department of Education to provide "reasonable access" to Hawaiian language immersion programs.

• Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and the named Complex Area Superintendents.