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HI SB211

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2021

Primary Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 1-13 to establish a priority rule for interpreting state laws when English and Hawaiian versions conflict
  • Makes the Hawaiian version binding if the law was originally drafted in Hawaiian and the English version was translated from the Hawaiian original
  • Maintains the existing rule that English is binding when there is a "radical and irreconcilable difference" between versions and the law was not originally drafted in Hawaiian
  • Affirms English and Hawaiian as official languages of Hawaii and clarifies that Hawaiian shall not be required for public acts and transactions
  • Takes effect upon approval and aligns Hawaii's law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples regarding protection of indigenous language rights

Legislative Description

Relating To Hawaiian As An Official Language Of The State Of Hawaii.

Hawaiian Language

Last Action

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 21

3/9/2021

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs3/9/2021
Judiciary2/5/2021
Hawaiian Affairs1/25/2021

Full Bill Text

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