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This Concurrent Resolution formally recognizes the period from 2022 to 2032 as the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages, aligning with a global initiative by the United Nations (UN) to address the critical endangerment of indigenous languages worldwide. The resolution highlights that the UN proclaimed this decade to draw attention to the urgent need for preservation, revitalization, and promotion of these languages, which are seen as vital repositories of knowledge and cultural diversity. It also acknowledges the significance of Hawaiian language, or "?Olelo Hawai?i," as an official language of Hawaii and celebrates past achievements in its restoration, thereby supporting the spirit of this international effort.