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HI HCR170
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/12/2021
Primary Sponsor
Ernesto Ganaden
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Education to include adequate funding for Hawaiian education in its annual budget request to the Legislature.
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Recognizes historical significance of education in the Hawaiian Kingdom and importance of Hawaiian education in preserving Hawaiian culture and language.
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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.
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Emphasizes need for Hawaiian education to include cultural dissonance-reducing, place-based, and culture-based ways of learning beyond traditional curriculum requirements.
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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