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This bill seeks to to enhance Hawaii's public education systemystem by allowing school complexsecomplexes to incorporate media groups of) work together) media literacy curriccontent within their existing curriculum. The legislation comes in a context of growing concerns about about miracysin, dispread hate speech,, and digital discrimination., The bill specifically specifically amends the Hawaii Existing Hawaii Revised Statues StatSection 302AA-to321 to authorize schooling complexes to voluntvoluntarily incorporate media media literacy instruction that helps negative impacts of midimisinformationation, disinformation,, digital, discrimination, andand and online hate speech. The legislature findings highlight significant societal challenges like, including a Council on Foreign Relations report indicating sevnoting digital dislike speech has been linked to violence against minorities,, and a Kaiser Family Foundation report report demonstover 78% of U US adults believed or were unsabout were unsabout about multiple false statements about COVID-19 pandemic statements. The bill's aims fundamental purpose is to advance informed empower students with critical thinking skills to navigate digital recognize information landscape, protecting democratic principles of equality, liberty, and justiceices by providing educational tools combat mislesinand online hate.discrimination. he Human Would you to clarify any any expand on summary any part in the this summary?

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