Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB2169 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
Report Title: State Signs; Hawaiian Language
Description: Requires signs designating places and sites in state buildings, parks, facilities, and other state public sites to be in Hawaiian and English. Requires use of okina and kahako on signs in the Hawaiian language to reflect proper use of the language. Requires all documents prepared by the State to include the required glottal stops and macrons, subject to some exceptions. (HB2169 HD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): BERG, CARROLL, GREEN, KAHIKINA, MORITA, SHIMABUKURO, WATERS
Current Referral:HAW, FIN

Date Status Text
1/20/2006HTo Be Introduced
1/23/2006HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/23/2006HReferred to HAW, FIN, referral sheet 2
2/3/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by HAW on Wednesday, 02-08-06 at 9:00 am in House conference room 312.
2/8/2006HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2/10/2006HBill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-15-06 at 9:01 am in conference room 312.
2/15/2006HThe committees on HAW recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Saiki, Carroll, Berg, Evans, Kanoho, Morita, Waters, Meyer; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Harbin, Schatz, Finnegan.
2/15/2006HReported from the committee on HAW (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 370-06) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
2/16/2006HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Kahikina excused (1).

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment