HI SR111

Recognizes the period 2022-2032 as the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages, as proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 2019 through Resolution A/RES/74/396.

Acknowledges that 40 percent of the world's estimated 6,700 languages are in danger of disappearing and emphasizes the urgent need to preserve, revitalize, and promote indigenous languages.

Recognizes ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi as an indigenous language of Hawaiʻi and an official language of the State under the State Constitution, noting 35 years of restoration and revitalization efforts.

Directs transmission of certified copies to the U.S. Secretary of State, Hawaiʻi's congressional delegation, Governor, Department of Education, University of Hawaiʻi institutions, Kamehameha Schools, and ʻAha Pūnana Leo.