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HI SB16
Bill
AI Summary
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Designates English and Hawaiian as the official languages of Hawaii by amending Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 1-13.
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Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law was originally drafted in Hawaiian and translated into English, and has not been subsequently amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in English.
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Establishes that English remains the binding version only when there is a radical and irreconcilable difference between English and Hawaiian versions, except where Hawaiian is the original draft language.
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Affirms Hawaii's commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by protecting Hawaiian language rights in legal and administrative proceedings.
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Takes effect upon approval.
Legislative Description
Relating To Hawaiian As An Official Language Of The State Of Hawaii.
Hawaiian Language
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Lowen excused (3).
3/20/2023