STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR30 , 2023
RE: H.R. No. 123
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No.
123 entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN PLAN FOR EVERY
PUBLIC SCHOOL ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL TO PROVIDE
A UNIT OF INSTRUCTION IN ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
HISTORY AS PART OF THEIR REQUIRED CURRICULUM, COMMENCING WITH
THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to develop a written plan for
every public elementary, middle, and high school to provide a unit
of instruction in Asian American and Pacific Islander history as
part of each school’s required curriculum.
Your Committee received testimony with comments on this
measure from the Department of Education.
Your Committee finds that teaching students about the contributions
of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to the
economic, cultural, social, and political development of the
United States could be greatly beneficial and would allow students
to feel empowered and to understand their ethnic identities. This
measure asks for the incorporation of these histories in the
curriculum at different levels of education and will be useful for
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the Department of Education to review what is already in the
curriculum and what might be added.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 123 and
recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Education,
~~JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature f1S~4~ WZ-1
Record of Votes of the Committee on Education
BillfResolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
~ ED~J,~Ii’J 3/23/~3
D The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: D~’~Pass, unamended (as is) 0 Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
EDN Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. WOODSON, Justin H. (C)
2. MARTEN, Lisa (VC)
3. EVSLIN, Luke A.
4. KAPELA, Jeanne
5. LA CHICA, Trish
6. MARTINEZ, Rose
7. MATAYOSHI, Scot Z.
8. PERRUSO, Amy A.
9. QUINLAN, Sean
10. TODD, Chris
11. GARCIA, Diamond
TOTAL (11)
The recommendation is: ..iAdopted ~I Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ~
Distribution: Original (White) — Commi e uplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO