Hawaii-2012-SB2175-Amended

PART I

Mahele 1. O ka Olelo Hawaii ka Olelo oiwi o ka lahui Hawaii.

Oiai ua Olelo mau ia ka Olelo Hawaii o ka aina e na kupa o ke aupuni Hawaii, ua hele a ane halapohe ka Olelo ana i ua Olelo la ma ka hiki ana aku i ka makahiki 1980 a ua koe wale mai ma kahi o ke kanalima mau manaleo o ka Olelo e ola nei ma lalo o ka piha makahiki he umi kumawalu. O kekahi kumu o ka emi nui o ka Olelo Hawaii o ia no ke kanawai o ka makahiki 1896 i hoonoho i ka Olelo pelekania o ia wale no ka Olelo o ke kula. Eia nae ka hopena, ua hoopapa ia ka Olelo ana, ke heluhelu ana, ke kakau ana a me ke ao ana i ka Olelo Hawaii ma na kula aupuni.

I mea e hoola ae ai i ka Olelo Hawaii, ua hoolana ia aku la kekahi mau hapai kanawai hoola Olelo Hawaii a me na hana huliamahi e hooulu ae i ka Olelo Hawaii e like me ka aukahi Punana Leo, ka papahana Kula Kaiapuni o ke Keena Hoonaauao, a me na papahana Olelo Hawaii ma ke Kula Nui o Hawaii.

Eia kekahi, ma ka makahiki 1978, ua pakui hoololi ia iho ka Palapala Kumukanawai o ka Moku‘aina o Hawaii me ka hoololi Olelo pakui e hooiaio aku i ke kulana o ka Olelo Hawaii he Olelo kuhelu i like kona kulana me ka Olelo pelekania--o laua na Olelo kuhelu o ka mokuaina.

Eia hou kekahi, ua hoolaha a hoohanahanao ia ae la ka Olelo Hawaii ma loko o elua mau palapala kukala koikoi e ke kiaaina ma na makahiki o na 1990. Ma ka makahiki 1995, ua hoopuka ia aku la kekahi palapala kukala mai ke keena kiaaina mai a ua kakau ia mai ma na Olelo kuhelu elua o ka aina, Hawaii me ka Pelekania, o ka mahina o Pepeluali 1995 ka "Mahina Olelo Hawaii ma Hawaii Nei." Ua koi aku keia palapala kukala i ka lehulehu e komo aku, komo mai i na hanana Olelo Hawaii like ole i malama ia ma ka mahina o Pepeluali. O na hanana Hawaii i malama ia ma Pepeluali ka La Ohana, ka La Kukahekahe, a me ka Ahamele o Hoomau ma Oahu.

Ma ka makahiki 1996, ua kukala ia kekahi palapala kuahaua e ke kiaaina e nana i ka makahiki 1996 o ia ka "Makahiki o ka Olelo Hawaii" i mea e hoomana‘o ai i ka hala ana o haneli mau makahiki ma hope o ke kanawai 1896 o ia kanawai hoopapa Olelo kupuna ma na kula o Hawaii nei.

Oiai ua holomua no keia aukahi hoola Olelo Hawaii ma loko o keia mau makahiki he kanakolu i hala iho nei, he pono no hoi ka hoonui ana i na kanaka Olelo Hawaii i mea e hoolaupai ia ai a ola no ka Olelo Hawaii.

O ke kumuhana o keia kanawai ka hoonoho pono ana mai i ka mahina o Pepeluali o ia ka "Mahina Olelo Hawaii" a lilo ia i mea e hoomaikai a e paipai ae mau ai i ka Olelo ana i ka Olelo Hawaii.

Mahele 2. Mokuna 8, Na Olelo Kupaa O Hawaii, ua hooponopono ia me ka hoopakui ana i mahele hou e hoonoho kupono a e heluhelu ia ana penei:

"§8- Mahina Olelo Hawaii. E ike mau a e kapa ia ana ae ka mahina o Pepeluali o ia ka "Mahina Olelo Hawaii" i mea e hoomaikai a e paipai aku ai i ka Olelo ana o ua Olelo makuahine nei la. Aole e ku ana keia mahina i kapa ia ka "Mahina Olelo Hawaii" i lanui o ka mokuaina o Hawaii.

Olelo Hawaii Month. The month of February shall be known and designated as "Olelo Hawaii Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of Hawaiian language. This month is not and shall not be construed as a state holiday."

(English translation of PART I)

SECTION 1. Olelo Hawaii, or the Hawaiian language, is the native language of the Native Hawaiian people.

While once spoken throughout Hawaii by Native Hawaiians and foreigners alike, Olelo Hawaii was considered to be nearly extinct by the 1980s, when fewer than fifty fluent speakers under the age of eighteen were left. A major reason for the deterioration of the Hawaiian language was an 1896 law that required English instruction in Hawaii schools. In practice, this law functioned to "ban" students from speaking Olelo Hawaii at their schools.

To save the Hawaiian language, a number of historic initiatives were launched, including Aha Punana Leo's Hawaiian language immersion preschools, the department of education's Hawaiian language immersion program, and the Hawaiian language programs of the University of Hawaii system.

In addition, in 1978, the Hawaii constitution was amended to recognize the Hawaiian language as one of the two official languages of the State.

Furthermore, several important gubernatorial proclamations on Olelo Hawaii were issued in the 1990s. In 1994 and 1995, gubernatorial proclamations, written in both Hawaiian and English, were issued recognizing February 1994 and February 1995 as "Hawaiian Language Month in Hawaii." The proclamations urged people to participate in the Hawaiian language activities held in February. Hawaiian language events held in February at that time included La Ohana, La Kukahekahe, and Oahu's Hoomau concert.

The following year, another gubernatorial proclamation was issued that recognized 1996 as "Year of the Hawaiian Language" in observance of a century passing since the enactment of the 1896 law that prohibited speaking Hawaiian language in Hawaii schools.

While the Hawaiian language revitalization movement has made major strides in the last thirty years, for Olelo Hawaii to not just survive, but to also thrive, more people need to speak Hawaiian.

The purpose of this part is to designate the month of February as "Olelo Hawaii Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of Hawaiian language.

SECTION 2. Chapter 8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

PART II

PAUKŪ 3. Ke hō‘oia nei ka ‘aha‘ōlelo kau kānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i nei ua ‘ae ‘ia ma ke Kumukānāwai o ka Moku‘āina o Hawai‘i ka mālama ‘ana mai a me ka paipai ‘ana ho‘i i ka ‘ike a me ka nohona Kanaka, ka mo‘olelo, a me ka ‘ōlelo ‘ōiwi o ua po‘e lā. Ma loko o ka ha‘awina X, paukū 4, ‘ōlelo ‘ia penei, "e paipai ka Moku‘āina i ke a‘o ‘ana i ka ‘ike a me ka nohona Kanaka, ka mo‘olelo a me ka ‘ōlelo ‘ōiwi o ua po‘e lā." A ma loko o ka ha‘awina XII, paukū 7, ‘ōlelo ‘ia penei, "ke hō‘oia hou nei ka Moku‘āina e mālama a ho‘omalu ‘ia nā kuleana a me nā pono a pau, i hana kuluma ‘ia no ke ola pono o ka noho ‘ana, nā ‘ano o ka nohona a me ka ho‘omana i pa‘a mau i nā Kanaka ke ahupua‘a, ‘o lākou he mamo na nā Kanaka maoli i noho ma ka pae ‘āina o Hawai‘i nei ma mua o ka makahiki 1778, a koe kekahi kuleana o ka Moku‘āina e ho‘oponopono i ia mau kuleana a me nā pono." ‘Oiai ua ‘ike ‘ia he pili pono ka ‘ōlelo e ola ana i ka ho‘omau ‘ia ana o ke ‘ano o ka nohona o ka po‘e kānaka, ma ka ha‘awina XV, paukū 4 ke ho‘āmana ‘ia nei ‘elua mau ‘ōlelo kūhelu o ka moku‘āina o Hawai‘i, ‘oia ho‘i ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i a me ka ‘ōlelo Pelekania.

Ma hope mai o ka makahiki 1978, ua hō‘oia hou ‘ia e ka Moku‘āina ‘o ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i kekahi o nā ‘ōlelo kūhelu, a ua kāko‘o ka ‘aha‘ōlelo i nā hana e ho‘okomo i ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i ma nā palapala ‘oihana o ka moku‘āina, nā kuni, a me nā hō‘ailona. Ua mālama ka Moku‘āina i ke koi ‘ia a me ka pela pololei ‘ia i ia mau kākau ‘ana no ka lehulehu. I kēia mau lā ‘o ka ho‘ohana pono ‘ana i ke kahakō a me ka ‘okina he mea ia e hō‘ike i ka mālama maika‘i ‘ia o ka ‘ōlelo ‘ōiwi o kēia mau mokupuni, a he mea nō ho‘i ia e ho‘okō pono ai i ka mana‘o a me ke kumu o ke kumukānāwai o ka moku‘āina.

‘O ke kumu o kēia Kānāwai ‘oia ho‘i ka mālama ‘ana ma lalo o ka mana o ke kumukānāwai ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i, a me ka ‘ike a me ka nohona Kanaka ma o ke koi ‘ana e ho‘ohana ‘ia nā inoa Hawai‘i a me ka ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i ‘ano pololei loa a kūpono ma nā palapala, nā po‘oinoaleka, nā hō‘ailona, a me nā kuni, i ka wā e hana mua ‘ia, ka hana hou ‘ia, a i ‘ole ka pa‘i hou ‘ana.

(English translation of PAUKŪ 3)

SECTION 3. The legislature finds that the Constitution of the State of Hawaii provides for the preservation and promotion of native Hawaiian culture, history, and language. Article X, section 4, of the Hawaii State Constitution provides that "[t]he State shall promote the study of Hawaiian culture, history and language." Article XII, section 7, of the Hawaii State Constitution provides that "[t]he State reaffirms and shall protect all rights, customarily and traditionally exercised for subsistence, cultural and religious purposes and possessed by ahupua‘a tenants who are descendants of native Hawaiians who inhabited the Hawaiian Islands prior to 1778, subject to the right of the State to regulate such rights." Because maintaining a living language is an integral component of preserving a culture, article XV, section 4, of the Hawaii State Constitution establishes that English and Hawaiian are the official languages of Hawai‘i.

Since 1978, the State has reaffirmed Hawaiian as one of its official languages, and the legislature has supported efforts to incorporate the Hawaiian language into official state writings, emblems, and signs. The State has ensured that these public inscriptions are mandatory, accurate, and spelled correctly. The use of proper Hawaiian macrons and glottal stops not only shows the deserved respect for the native language of these islands, but also fully comports with the intent and purpose of the state constitution.

The purpose of this part is to ensure the constitutionally and ethically mandated preservation of the Hawaiian language and culture by requiring all newly created, replaced, or reprinted state and county documents, letterheads, symbols, and emblems, to contain accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and language.

SECTION 4. Section 1-13.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§1-13.5[]] Hawaiian language; spelling. [~~Macrons and glottal stops may be used in the spelling of words or terms in the Hawaiian language in~~] (a) Effective January 1, 2013, all documents and letterheads prepared by or for state or county agencies or officials[.] shall include accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words, including proper Hawaiian spelling and punctuation, including but not limited to macrons and glottal stops that punctuate the English word to which they relate; provided that any revision to conform any document or letterhead existing on or before January 1, 2013, to the requirements of this section, may be implemented when the document or letterhead requires replacement or reprinting, or otherwise requires revision. Any rule, order, policy, or other act, official or otherwise, that prohibits or discourages the use of [~~these symbols~~] accurate, appropriate, and authentic Hawaiian names and words, as required by this section, shall be void.

(b) Hawaiian names and words shall be deemed accurate, appropriate, and authentic when printed in conformance with:

(2) "Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary", developed by Kōmike Hua‘olelo, the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee."

SECTION 5. Section 5-6.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§5-6.5[]] State language. (a) The Hawaiian language is the native language of [~~Hawaii~~] Hawai‘i and [~~may~~], effective January 1, 2013, shall be used on all emblems and symbols representative of the State, its departments, agencies, and political subdivisions[.]; provided that for emblems and symbols existing on January 1, 2013, conformance with this section may be delayed until a replacement for the emblem or symbol otherwise is required.

(b) The Hawaiian language as used on all emblems and symbols shall be in conformance with the requirements of section 1‑13.5(b)."

PART III

SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2175
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII