[§8-24  `Ōlelo Hawai`i Month.]  (a)  Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai`i.  E `ike mau a e kapa `ia ana ae ka mahina `o Pepeluali `o ia ka "Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai`i" i mea e ho`omaika`i a e paipai aku ai i ka `ōlelo `ana o ua `ōlelo makuahine nei la.  `A`ole e kū ana kēia mahina i kapa `ia ka "Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai`i" i lānui o ka moku`āina o Hawai`i.

     (b)  `Ōlelo Hawai`i Month.  The month of February shall be known and designated as "`Ōlelo Hawai`i Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of Hawaiian language.  This month is not and shall not be construed as a state holiday. [L 2013, c 28, §2]

Revision Note

  The two new sections enacted were redesignated as subsections (a) and (b) pursuant to §23G-15.