HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	75
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

encouraging the Hawai i State Department of Education to work with the Office of Hawaiian Education to create and convene a working group to establish a K-12 Hawaiian Immersion Campus in West O ahu.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, Article X, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii requires the State to "promote the study of Hawaiian culture, history and language", and imposes on the State a duty to "provide for a Hawaiian education program consisting of language, culture and history in the public schools"; and

 

     WHEREAS, West O ahu is home to one of the largest populations of Native Hawaiians in the State; and

 

     WHEREAS, the  Ewa district of O ahu is experiencing a significant growth in its population, but it lacks a permanent Hawaiian language immersion school that serves students in grades kindergarten through twelve; and

 

     WHEREAS, the vision of the  Ewa Moku education movement is to establish a self-contained Kula Kaiapuni Hawaiian language immersion school in Kapolei that serves students in those grades; and

 

     WHEREAS, the school would help meet the growing need and demand for Hawaiian language immersion education in the  Ewa District and the neighboring moku of Wai anae; and

 

     WHEREAS, the State should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide students with Hawaiian language education access; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawai i, Regular Session of 2026, the Senate concurring, the Hawai i State Department of Education is encouraged to work with the Office of Hawaiian Education to create and convene a working group to establish a K-12 Hawaiian Immersion Campus in West O ahu; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the working group shall adhere to the following provisions:

 

     (1)  Convene immediately after the adoption of the resolution;

 

     (2)  Meet at least quarterly for one year to study and develop a plan for the establishment of a K–12 Hawaiian language immersion campus in West O ahu within the Hono uli uli Ahupua a;

 

     (3)  Hold a final meeting to review and approve a draft set of recommendations;

 

     (4)  Submit a report to the Hawai i State Legislature with its findings and recommendations, including:

 

          (A)  Potential locations or partnerships;

 

          (B)  Estimated enrollment demand;

 

          (C)  Governance structure;

 

          (D)  Teacher workforce pipeline; and

 

          (E)  Implementation timeline; and

 

     (5)  Include a proposed roadmap for establishing the campus by the year 2040; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the working group shall consist of the following members:

 

     (1)  A representative from the Hawai i State Department of Education, selected from within the Office of Hawaiian Education;

 

     (2)  An administrative representative from Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Hawai i (Hawaiian Language Immersion Program);

 

     (3)  A teacher representative from Ka Papahana Kaiapuni Hawai i (Hawaiian Language Immersion Program);

 

     (4)  A representative from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs;

 

     (5)  A representative from the Hawai i Public Charter School Commission;

 

     (6)  A board member representative from the  Aha Kauleo;

 

     (7)  A representative from the University of Hawai i system, selected from Ka Haka  Ula O Ke elik lani College of Hawaiian Language or the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language;

 

     (8)  A representative from the University of Hawai i Kahuawaiola Indigenous Teacher Education Program;

 

     (9)  A representative from the University of Hawai i West O ahu Hawaiian language program;

 

    (10)  A representative from the University of Hawai i College of Education;

 

    (11)  A representative of a Native Hawaiian community organization serving West O ahu;

 

    (12)  A parent representative of a student(s) currently enrolled in a Hawaiian language immersion program;

 

    (13)  A community representative from West O ahu (Kapolei,  Ewa, or Wai anae region);

 

    (14)  A member of the Hawai i House of Representatives; and

 

    (15)  A member of the Hawai i State Senate; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Education.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

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