A resolution designating February 2026 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "Olelo Hawai'i Month".
Sponsored By: Senator Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced
Summary
This resolution would designate February 2026 as Hawaiian Language Month (Olelo Hawaiʻi Month). It recognizes the language's historical suppression and near-extinction, highlights revival work by immersion preschools, the University of Hawaiʻi system, and community groups, affirms alignment with the Native American Languages Act and recent federal backing for a National Native American Language Resource Center at UH Hilo, and urges Americans to celebrate and support the preservation, protection, and promotion of Olelo Hawaiʻi.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/2/2026
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