Haw. Rev. Stat. § 8-24

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[ § 8-24 `Ōlelo Hawai`i Month.

Official statutory text

[ § 8-24 `Ōlelo Hawai`i Month.] (a) Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai`i. E `ike mau a e kapa `ia ana ae ka mahina `o Pepeluali `o ia ka "Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai`i" i mea e ho`omaika`i a e paipai aku ai i ka `ōlelo `ana o ua `ōlelo makuahine nei la. `A`ole e kū ana kēia mahina i kapa `ia ka "Mahina `Ōlelo Hawai`i" i lānui o ka moku`āina o Hawai`i.

(b) `Ōlelo Hawai`i Month. The month of February shall be known and designated as "`Ōlelo Hawai`i Month" to celebrate and encourage the use of Hawaiian language. This month is not and shall not be construed as a state holiday. [L 2013, c 28, §2]

Revision Note

The two new sections enacted were redesignated as subsections (a) and (b) pursuant to §23G-15.

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