# 119-hres-136: Expressing support for the designation of February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Ōlelo Hawai'i Month".

119-hres-136, Expressing support for the designation of February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Ōlelo Hawai'i Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI); status introduced (as of 2026-09-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-136
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expressing support for the designation of February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Ōlelo Hawai'i Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-27

## Summary

**Celebrate and support the revival of the Hawaiian language.** This resolution would designate February 2025 as Hawaiian Language Month, also called Olelo Hawai‘i Month, and would urge preserving, protecting, and promoting use of Olelo Hawai‘i consistent with the Native American Languages Act. It highlights that Hawaiian is the native language of Native Hawaiians, that a late-19th-century ban contributed to near extinction by the 1980s, and that community immersion programs, state education efforts, university programs, and recent federal grants have fueled revitalization.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hres-136 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/136)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-136 (as of 2026-09-27).