Const. Art. X, §4
Hawaiian education program
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The State must support Hawaiian culture, history, and language, and must run a Hawaiian education program in public schools covering these subjects. Schools should use community experts to help with this program.
state agencies
The constitution, as written — Education Program
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The State shall promote the study of Hawaiian culture, history and language. The State shall provide for a Hawaiian education program consisting of language, culture and history in the public schools. The use of community expertise shall be encouraged as a suitable and essential means in furtherance of the Hawaiian education program. [Add Const Con 1978 and election Nov 7, 1978] Law Journals and Reviews Translation v. Tradition: Fighting for Equal Standardized Testing ma ka `Ōlelo Hawai`i. 36 UH L. Rev. 487 (2014). "Language Is Never About Language": Eliminating Language Bias in Federal Education Law to Further Indigenous Rights. 37 UH L. Rev. 381 (2015). Hawaiian Education in Hawai`i's Public Schools: A Path to Reasonable Access. 46 UH L. Rev. 166 (2023).
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