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HI SCR238

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and heads of principal departments to display a Hawaiian translation of their office or department name at least once on their official website's main page

  • Requests Hawaiian translations appear in the letterhead of stationery used by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and principal department heads

  • Establishes that Hawaiian is Hawaii's indigenous and first language and an official language pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 1-13

  • Cites historical Hawaiian literacy rates, including 95.3 percent literacy among Native Hawaiians according to the 1910 United States Census

  • Directs transmission of certified copies to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and 20 state officials and agency heads including the Attorney General, Director of Health, Director of Education, and Director of Transportation

Legislative Description

Requesting The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, And Heads Of Principal Departments To Prominently Display A Hawaiian Translation Of The Name Of Their Office Or Department At Least Once On The Main Page Of Their Official Website And In The Letterhead Of Their Stationery.

Hawaiian Language

Last Action

Referred to HWN/GVO.

3/16/2022

Committee Referrals

Hawaiian Affairs3/16/2022

Full Bill Text

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