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HI HCR170

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/12/2021

Primary Sponsor

Ernesto Ganaden

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Education to include adequate funding for Hawaiian education in its annual budget request to the Legislature.

  • Recognizes historical significance of education in the Hawaiian Kingdom and importance of Hawaiian education in preserving Hawaiian culture and language.

  • Identifies achievement gaps for Native Hawaiian students in math and language arts proficiency and overrepresentation of Native Hawaiian youth in school suspension, juvenile arrest, and incarceration processes.

  • Emphasizes need for Hawaiian education to include cultural dissonance-reducing, place-based, and culture-based ways of learning beyond traditional curriculum requirements.

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Chairperson of the Board of Education, Board of Regents, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Education To Ensure That The Department's Annual Budget Request To The Legislature Includes Adequate Funding For Hawaiian Education.

DOE

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1).

3/23/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance3/23/2021
Education3/15/2021

Full Bill Text

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