STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1523-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.C.R. No. 130

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 130 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION APOLOGIZING TO THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN PEOPLE FOR THE EFFECTIVE PROHIBITION IN HAWAII SCHOOLS OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL USE OF THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE FROM 1896 TO 1986,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to offer an apology to the Native Hawaiian people for the effective prohibition in Hawaii schools of the instructional use of ‘Ōlelo Hawaii from 1896 to 1986.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and three individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition of this measure from the Center for Hawaiian Sovereignty Studies.

Your Committee notes this resolution is not meant to create or acknowledge any liability on behalf of the State of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 130 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair