RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
Summary
Clarifies that native Hawaiians, as the indigenous people of Hawaii, have the right to revitalize, use, develop, and transmit to future generations their histories, language, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems, and literatures, and to designate and retain their own names for communities, places, and persons. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action Feb 14, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from HWN/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2809) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen, Inouye, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker.
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Ihara, J.Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele.
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 02-11-20 1:15PM in conference room 016.
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-11-20 3:15PM in conference room 225.
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-20 3:30PM in conference room 225.
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to HWN/GVO, WAM.
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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