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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · Concurrent Resolution

SCR 52: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE ONE YEAR OF HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SCR 52 is a concurrent resolution introduced in the Hawaii Senate on March 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE ONE YEAR OF HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION AS A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Primary sponsor: Joy San Buenaventura (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Referred to HWN/EDU.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy San BuenaventuraPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to HWN/EDU.
  2. Offered.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source