HI HR69

Encourages the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education and Office of Hawaiian Education to create a working group to establish a K-12 Hawaiian language immersion campus in West Oʻahu within the Honoʻuliʻuli Ahupuaʻa.

Working group would meet at least quarterly for one year and submit a report to the Legislature with recommendations on potential locations, enrollment demand, governance structure, teacher pipeline, and implementation timeline.

Proposes a roadmap for establishing the campus by 2040 to serve the growing Native Hawaiian population in the ʻEwa district and neighboring Waiʻanae moku.

Working group membership includes 15 representatives from the Department of Education, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, University of Hawaiʻi system, Hawaiʻi Public Charter School Commission, community organizations, parents, and both legislative chambers.

Cites Article X, Section 4 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution, which requires the state to promote Hawaiian culture, history, and language education in public schools.