HB 1496 HD2

Hawaii House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 14, 2025.

Ka Papahana Kaiapuni; Complex Area Superintendents; BOE; Hawaiian Medium Language Education; Appropriation.

Bill ID HI-2026-HB-1496
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee EDN, JHA, FIN
House in_committee 2025-02-14
Education Tax / Budget / Appropriations
Summary

Establishes the position of Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Program Complex Area Superintendent. Requires that at least one at-large member of the Board of Education be a proficient Hawaiian speaking educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language, to be selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Clarifies the purpose and objective of the Hawaiian Language Medium Education Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Sponsor
Kirstin Kahaloa
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-14 Status in_committee
2025-02-14 Latest Action Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
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