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This concurrent resolution requests the University of Hawaii to prioritize a capital improvement project to construct "Halau o Kawaihuelani", a proposed building that would serve multiple purposes for Hawaiian language and cultural education. The resolution highlights the constitutional recognition of Hawaiian as an official language and the strategic importance of Hawaiian language programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It points out that the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language currently teaches nearly one thousand students per semester and has over eighty undergraduate and graduate students, while facing significant space constraints in the shared Spalding Hall. The proposed "Halau o Kawaihuelani" would provide dedicated office and classroom space for the Hawai?inuiakea School's dean and staff, the Kawaihuelani Center's faculty and staff, Hawaiian language classes, and a performing arts facility for Hawaiian music, dance, and theater. The resolution also calls for certified copies of the resolution to be sent to key university leadership, including the Board of Regents, university president, provost, and directors of relevant Hawaiian language and studies centers.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=125&year=2025