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HI SCR208

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Fevella

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Education to require all students to complete two years of Hawaiian language instruction as a graduation requirement
  • Acknowledges that Hawaiian language (olelo Hawaii) nearly became extinct, with fewer than 50 fluent speakers under age 18 remaining in the 1980s
  • Notes that an 1896 law requiring English instruction in Hawaii schools functionally banned Hawaiian language use in educational settings
  • Recognizes the 1978 amendment to the Hawaii State Constitution establishing Hawaiian as one of the two official languages of the State
  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be sent to the Superintendent of Education and Chairperson of the Board of Education

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Education To Require That Each Student Complete Two Years Of Hawaiian Language Instruction As A Graduation Requirement.

Graduation Requirement

Last Action

Referred to EDU/HWN.

3/14/2024

Committee Referrals

Education3/14/2024

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