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HI SCR61
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/3/2020
Primary Sponsor
Kaiali'i Kahele
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AI Summary
S.C.R. No. 61 Summary
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Urges the Department of Education to develop a Hawaiian language and Hawaiian cultural sensitivity program for all employees and Board of Education members through its Office of Hawaiian Education by 2023.
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Calls for establishing a Hawaiian language graduation exit requirement for all public school students by 2030.
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Requires strengthening the Hawaiian history curriculum to include pre-1959 history taught from an indigenous Hawaiian perspective by 2030.
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Cites historical suppression of Hawaiian language in schools, including documented corporal punishment of Hawaiian speakers and school policies discouraging home use of the language.
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Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, state legislative leadership, Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, county mayors, and Native Hawaiian organizations.
Legislative Description
Urging The Department Of Education To: (1) Develop A Hawaiian Language And Hawaiian Cultural Sensitivity And Familiarity Program For Employees Through Its Office Of Hawaiian Education To Include The Members Of The Board Of Education By 2023; (2) Establish A Hawaiian Language Graduation Exit Requirement For All Public School Students By 2030; And (3) Strengthen The Hawaiian History Requirement To Include Pre-1959 History To Be Taught From An Indigenous Hawaiian Perspective By 2030.
2) establish a Hawaiian language graduation exit requirement for all public school students by 2030
Last Action
The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice.
3/16/2020