ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EXPAND THE HAWAIIAN IMMERSION PROGRAM.

This House Resolution encourages the Hawaii Department of Education to expand Hawaiian language immersion programs in partnership with the Office of Hawaiian Education. The measure responds to growing demand for these schools, which have seen enrollment increase by about 1,400 students over the past decade despite declining resources and teacher shortages. It directs the Department of Education to explore pathways for hiring teachers and consider implementing K-12 instruction in complex districts based on needs analysis. The resolution is non-binding and serves as a formal recommendation rather than a law with mandatory requirements.