Informing the Legislature that on June 28, 2024, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB2074 HD2 SD1 CD1 (ACT 126).

This bill, known as Act 126, directs the Hawaii Department of Education to hire additional staff to support its Kaiapuni schools, which provide Hawaiian language immersion education. The legislation appropriates $3,544,683 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year to fund three curriculum specialist positions and ten classroom teacher positions. These new roles are intended to help manage the growing number of students enrolled in these programs and ensure they receive proper instructional support. The funding is distributed between the state level for strategic oversight and individual school sites for daily classroom instruction. The changes take effect on July 1, 2024.