Ahcc 2009 Convention Hawai'i Official Languages Act Resolution 09-047 Poster

: ‘A‘ole...AHCC Resolution Maui 09-047: ‘Ae!

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Hawai‘i

kakou!

E ola

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‘olelo

Hawai‘i!

...e kâko‘o ana i ka pono kiwila i loa‘a nâ lawelawe lehulehu i ka mea noho ma Hawai‘i ma ka ‘ôlelo kûhelu âna e koho ai: ‘o ia ka ‘ôlelo Pelekâne a i ‘ole ka ‘ôlelo Hawai‘i

...supporting the civil right of the Hawai‘i resident to receive public services in the official language of his choice: English or Hawaiian

A Hawai‘i Official Languages Act, similar to those adopted by Canada and Ireland, will:

• Hawai‘i Districts Benefited by a Hawai‘i OLA in 2010:

• Provide Hawai‘i voters the opportunity to enact restitution of Native Hawaiians’ indigenous linguistic rights in order to end to the age of Hawaiian cultural genocide • Ensure continued Hawaiian language revitalization by increasing professional demand for competent speakers of Hawaiian • Facilitate growth of the Hawaiian language by linking professional development of Hawaiian language with Hawai‘i’s economic growth • Confirm the State of Hawai‘i’s unique cultural identity by increasing public institutional support for the Hawaiian language • Mitigate or reverse the Kanaka Maoli diaspora by rewarding fluent speakers of Hawaiian with increased work opportunities within the State of Hawai‘i • Enhance standards of Hawaiian language excellence and higher quality legislation by producing these documents bilingually Sources: Demographic data from OHA 2006 Data Book Language Access criteria from State of Hawai‘i Title 21 Labor and Industrial Relations Chapter 371 (Part II) Hawaiian language speaker projections from Dr. Pila Wilson, UH-Hilo