URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MANDATE THE TEACHING OF PRE-1959 HAWAIIAN HISTORY FROM AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE, BEGINNING NO LATER THAN SCHOOL YEAR 2027-2028, ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS WHERE SOCIAL STUDIES IS TAUGHT.

This Senate Resolution urges Hawaii's Department of Education to mandate teaching pre-1959 Hawaiian history from an Indigenous perspective in all public school social studies classes, beginning no later than the 2027-2028 school year. It specifically calls for curriculum changes to address gaps in current teaching, which overemphasize post-1959 events and omit Indigenous perspectives on Hawaiian governance, land systems, and pivotal historical moments like the 1893 overthrow. The resolution requires collaboration with Native Hawaiian educators and cultural practitioners to develop the curriculum, materials, and teacher training. As a non-binding resolution, it does not create new law but formally requests this educational reform.