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HI SCR 17

died on adjournment

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.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SCR 17 pass?

No. HI SCR 17 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-13): Referred to EDU/HWN.

What is HI SCR 17 about?

HI SCR 17 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors HI SCR 17?

DECORTE is the primary sponsor of HI SCR 17.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-02-13 — Referred to EDU/HWN.
Bill type
concurrent resolution
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DECORTEprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-13

    Referred to EDU/HWN.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-28

    Offered.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=17&year=2026

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