HI HCR64

Urges the Department of Education to oppose proposed budget cuts to public education and protect Hawaiian education programs from regression.

Requests the Department of Education and Department of Budget and Finance reconsider significant budget reductions due to potential damage to Hawaii's public schools and negative economic effects.

Emphasizes that Hawaii's Constitution (Article X, Section 4) requires the state to provide a Hawaiian education program including language, culture, and history in public schools.

References the 2019 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in Clarabal v. Department of Education requiring the state to institute a program reasonably calculated to revive the Hawaiian language.

Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, and Director of Finance.