Education

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 1181: RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION EDUCATION.

Requires the Department of Education to implement a plan for a Hawaiian language immersion school in Kapolei that shall be ready to educate students in grades kindergarten through 12 by the 2028-2029 school year. Appropriates moneys.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates funds to establish Hawaiian language immersion school (K-12), expanding curriculum access and funding for public education per bill's explicit language.95% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education

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in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 10, 2026

HB 2304: RELATING TO PRIVATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION.

Clarifies that free tuition at private educational institutions are to be considered conditional gifts that support educational advancements rather than contractual obligations. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationClarifies private tuition as conditional gifts supporting educational advancements, enabling donor support without contractual obligations, thus facilitating educational funding mechanisms.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education Student Financial Aid

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 1455: RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology within the University of Hawaii to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill appropriates funds for a university center (higher education), directly funding an educational institution to establish a new research center.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill appropriates funds to establish a Center for Climate Resilient Development at UH's SOEST, directly advancing climate change research and environmental resilience efforts.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education

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passed · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 424: RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for free school meals, increasing state budget allocation for public education services.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates free school meals for eligible students and appropriates funds, enhancing educational access and student welfare through direct funding.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Health

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Dec 8, 2025

SB 872: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationEnables high school graduates in DOE work-based programs to access workers' comp, enhancing student safety and program participation in educational transitions.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExtends workers' compensation coverage to high school graduates in work-based learning programs, enhancing workplace safety protections for a vulnerable group.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Career & Technical Education K-12 Education Child Labor Workers' Compensation

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Feb 13, 2026

SCR 17: 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.

SCR 17 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution urging Hawaii's Department of Education to mandate teaching pre-1959 Hawaiian history from an Indigenous perspective across all public school social studies classes starting in the 2027-2028 school year. It directly affects Hawaii public schools and students, requiring curriculum changes to include key historical events like the Hawaiian Kingdom's governance, the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani, and pre-annexation history. The resolution specifies that the Department of Education must collaborate with Native Hawaiian educators and cultural practitioners to develop curriculum standards, approved materials, and teacher training. This is a procedural resolution (not a law) that formally requests the Department of Education take these steps to align with Hawaii's constitutional obligation to promote Hawaiian culture and history.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates inclusion of Indigenous Hawaiian history in K-12 curriculum, enhancing historical education and cultural perspective per Hawaii's cultural mandate.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum Teachers

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in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 30, 2026

SB 2897: RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING.

Requires the Committee on Weights to develop recommendations for a weighted student formula that achieves resource parity between public schools and independent schools of the State. Requires reports to the Legislature.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationRequires weighted student formula to achieve resource parity between public/independent schools, advancing equitable funding distribution.95% confidence

Sub-Topics School Funding

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in committee · Hawaii · House Feb 3, 2026

HB 1887: RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY EDUCATION.

Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide Artificial Intelligence Literacy Curricula Plan for students in eleventh and twelfth grades, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year as a condition for graduation. Establishes the Advisory Council for Artificial Intelligence Education. Establishes a three-year Artificial Intelligence Education Grant Pilot Program within the Department of Education. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for AI education grant program, directly funding a new public education initiative under state budget.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates AI literacy curriculum for grades 11-12 with graduation requirement, establishes grant pilot, and appropriates funds to advance educational standards.90% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates AI literacy curricula for high school students, funds education programs, and establishes advisory council to promote AI understanding and workforce readiness.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Curriculum K-12 Education Artificial Intelligence

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 206: RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

Requires each public high school in the State to require students to complete and pass 2 full years of Hawaiian language courses as a condition of graduation.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates Hawaiian language as graduation requirement, enhancing curriculum diversity and cultural education access in K-12 schools.90% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education

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in committee · Hawaii · House Dec 8, 2025

HB 1067: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily or voluntarily induction into the armed services of the United States and to persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices.

Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands educational access by creating diploma program for veterans and those with interrupted education due to wartime service, directly advancing K-12 credentialing opportunities.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill authorizes diplomas for veterans interrupted by military service, directly supporting educational access and recognizing their service.95% confidence

Sub-Topics K-12 Education Memorials & Recognition Veteran Education

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