HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2180

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State must encourage and advance the use and utility of the Hawaiian language because article X, section 4, of the Hawaii State Constitution provides that "[t]he State shall promote the study of Hawaiian culture, history and language".  In addition, article XV, section 4, of the Hawaii State Constitution affirms that "English and Hawaiian shall be the official languages of Hawaii".

     In 2015, the legislature adopted H.C.R. No. 217, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, requesting the judiciary to convene a task force to examine establishing Hawaiian language resources for the State of Hawaii judiciary.  The task force's report states that the Hawaiian language "remains highly endangered even after decades of dedicated revitalization efforts and an ever-growing population of speakers".  The legislature finds that the recommendations made by the task force in its report can help to establish long-term Hawaiian language resources and capacity building to train experts in the Hawaiian language.

     The purpose of this Act is to make an appropriation to the judiciary to implement the recommendations of the task force to establish, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii System, Hawaiian language resources for the State of Hawaii judiciary.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for the judiciary, in collaboration with the University of Hawaii System, to establish Hawaiian language resources for the State of Hawaii judiciary.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on December 24, 2088.



 

Report Title:

Hawaiian Language; Hawaiian Language Web; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to establish Hawaiian language resources for the Judiciary.  (HB2180 HD1)

 

 

 

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