,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #hc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ai1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,s*atz 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hirono7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,febru>y #bjbe 
z ,hawaiian ,language ,mon? or #8lelo   
,hawai#8i ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! ,hawaiian    
language1 or #8lelo ,hawai#8i-- 7#a7 is 
! ,native language ( ,native ,hawaiians1
 ! aborig9al1 ,indig5\s p :o-- 7,a7     
settl$ ! ,hawaiian ar*ipelago z e>ly z  
#cjj ,a4,d41 ov] :i* !y ex]cis$         
sov]eignty2 &  7,b7 ov] "t1 f\nd$ !     
,k+dom ( ,hawai#8i2 &  7#b7 0 once      
widely spok5 by ,native ,hawaiians &    
non-,native ,hawaiians ?r\gh\t ! ,k+dom 
( ,hawai#8i1 :i* held "o ( ! highe/     
lit]acy rates 9 ! _w prior to ! illegal 
ov]?r[ ( ! ,k+dom ( ,hawai#8i 9 #ahic & 
! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,republic ( ,hawai#8i2 
,:]eas ! ,republic ( ,hawai#8i enact$ a 
law 9 #ahif effectively bann+ s*ool     
in/ruction 9 #8lelo ,hawai#8i1 :i* l$ to

 ! ne> ext9ction ( ! language by !      
#aihjs :5 few] ?an #ej flu5t speak]s "u 
#ah ye>s old rema9$2 ,:]eas1 s9ce !     
#aifjs1 ,native ,hawaiians h l$ a       
grassroots revitalization ( _! ,native  
language1 laun*+ a numb] ( hi/oric      
initiatives1 includ+-- 7#a7 #8,aha      
,pnana ,leo's ,hawaiian language        
imm]sion pres*ools2  7#b7 ! ,hawaiian   
language imm]sion program ( ! ,hawai#8i 
,/ate ,dep>tm5t ( ,education2 &  7#c7 ! 
,hawaiian language programs ( !         
,univ]sity ( ,hawai#8i sy/em2 ,:]eas !  
,hawaiian language revitalization       
movem5t inspir$ sy/emic ,native language
 policy re=m1 includ+-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate (  
,hawai#8i recogniz+ #8lelo ,hawai#8i z  
an (ficial language 9 ! ,con/itution ( !
 ,/ate ( ,hawai#8i 9 #aigh2  7#b7 !     
,/ate ( ,hawai#8i remov+ ! #ij-ye> ban  
on tea*+ #8lelo ,hawai#8i 9 public &    
private s*ools 9 #aihf2  7#c7 ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,native ,am]ican ,languages ,act   
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bija et seq47 9 #aiij1  
:i* e/abli%$ ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 

to pres]ve1 protect1 & promote ! rights 
& fre$om ( ,native ,am]icans to use1    
practice1 & develop ,native ,am]ican    
languages2 &  7#d7 ! ,/ate ( ,hawai#8i  
designat+ ! mon? ( ,febru>y z #8lelo    
,hawai#8i ,mon? to celebrate & enc\rage 
! use ( ! ,hawaiian language2 & ,:]eas !
 enactm5t ( ! ,native ,am]ican ,language
 ,res\rce ,c5t] ,act ( #bjbb 7#bj       
,u4,s4,c4 #gdeg7 9 #bjbc-- 7#a7         
reconfirm$ a ,f$]al commitm5t to        
revitaliz+ ,indig5\s languages1 includ+ 
! ,hawaiian language2 &  7#b7 result$ 9 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education aw>d+ !        
,univ]sity ( ,hawai#8i at ,hilo a #e-ye>
 grant to e/abli% ! fir/ ,national      
,native ,am]ican ,language ,res\rce     
,c5t]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 designates ,febru>y #bjbe z        
,hawaiian ,language ,mon? or #8lelo     
,hawai#8i ,mon?2  7#b7 commits to       
pres]v+1 protect+1 & promot+ ! use1     
practice1 & developm5t ( #8lelo         
,hawai#8i 9 alignm5t ) ! ,native        
,am]ican ,languages ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 

#bija et seq472 &  7#c7 urges ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & int]e/$ gr\ps to        
celebrate #8lelo ,hawai#8i ,mon? )      
appropriate activities & programs to    
demon/rate support = #8lelo ,hawai#8i4