Designating February 2026 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "Olelo Hawai'i Month".

Summary

Recognizes the historical suppression of the Hawaiian language and the recent successful grassroots revival efforts, noting that laws and practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries discouraged or punished use of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in schools and contributed to a collapse in youth fluent speakers by the 1980s. It highlights the community-led revitalization since the 1960s and cites recent federal support for Native language recovery, including the Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022, while acknowledging the federal trust and political relationship with the Native Hawaiian community. This resolution is a formal, symbolic acknowledgment of those facts and of progress in language revitalization; it does not create new funding, regulatory requirements, or legal obligations.

• Formally acknowledges historical suppression of the Hawaiian language in territorial-era schools and playgrounds.
• Notes that punitive policies plus broader federal efforts contributed to very few fluent youth speakers by the 1980s (fewer than 50 under 18).
• Credits Native Hawaiian grassroots revitalization efforts beginning in the 1960s for reviving ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.
• Cites federal legislative developments that support Native language recovery, including the Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022.
• References the Federal trust and political relationship with the Native Hawaiian community.
• Acts as a symbolic recognition and expression of findings rather than creating funding, mandates, or new programs.
• May reinforce congressional and public awareness of Native language issues and support for revitalization work.
• No implementation timeline, appropriations, or regulatory changes are included in the text.