HI HCR8

Urges the Board of Education and Department of Education to expand access to Hawaiian language and cultural classes that fulfill core curriculum requirements in public high schools throughout secondary education.

Requests the Department of Education's Office of Hawaiian Education to identify public school teachers who have received or wish to receive training in Hawaiian language and culture to increase Hawaiian content access in secondary schools.

Directs the Board of Education to partner with the Hawaiian language college to identify and integrate existing Hawaiian language and culture education resources for students in public and charter schools into teacher training programs.

Requires the Board of Education and Hawaiian language college to submit findings and report to the 2022 legislature one week before the session opens.

Cites the 2019 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in Clarabal v. Dep't of Educ. affirming the state constitutional requirement to provide Hawaiian education programs reasonably calculated to revive and preserve the Hawaiian language.