{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-tokuda-introduces-resolution-recognizing-february-2026-as-hawaiian-language-month", "Rep. Tokuda Introduces Resolution Recognizing February 2026 as \u201cHawaiian Language Month\u201d", "2026-02-27", "2026", "2026-02", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Jill N. Tokuda", "T000487", "tokuda.house.gov", "tokuda", "https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases?PageNum_rs=1&", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced a resolution recognizing February 2026 as \u201cMahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u2018i,\u201d or \u201cHawaiian Language Month.\u201d While the resolution highlights the success of language revitalization efforts across the State of Hawai\u2018i, it also warns about the growing threats from the Trump administration, including funding freezes and proposals to eliminate certain programs, that undermine the long-term stability of institutions and education initiatives dedicated to preserving and sustaining the Hawaiian language.\n\n\u201c\u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi carries the stories, laws, and worldview of our islands and its Native people. The revitalization of the Hawaiian language stands as one of the most powerful examples of community-driven resilience in our nation, and emphasizes the important link between language and identity,\u201d said Rep. Tokuda. \u201cAs we celebrate Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi this year, we cannot understate the numerous and ongoing threats posed by the President and his allies on Native language education. We must stay vigilant. Safeguarding \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi is essential to upholding the federal trust responsibility to the Native Hawaiian Community and preserving the language for future generations.\u201d\n\nThe resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Ed Case (HI-01), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and Grace Meng (NY-06). The resolution is also endorsed by the UH Hilo\u2019s Ka Haka \u02bbUla O Ke\u02bbelik\u014dlani College of Hawaiian Language, \u02bbAha P\u016bnana Leo, and N\u0101wah\u012bokalani\u02bb\u014dpu\u02bbu School.\n\n\u201cThe \u02bbAha P\u016bnana Leo and N\u0101wah\u012bokalani\u02bb\u014dpu\u02bbu School, the largest single Hawaiian language medium/immersion school campus, is proud to support Representative Tokuda's resolution in support of Hawaiian Language Month,\" said Dr. Kauanoe Kaman\u0101, Co-Founder and President of the \u02bbAha P\u016bnana Leo and Director of the N\u0101wah\u012bokalani\u02bb\u014dpu\u02bbu School. \u201cThis resolution, recognizing our state's official Indigenous language, is an honor for the multi-ethnic population of Hawai\u02bbi, who voted as a community for this status for Hawaiian. E Ola ka \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u02bbi.\u201d\n\nThe resolution further recognizes the critical role of higher education in sustaining these revitalization efforts.\n\n\u201cAs we celebrate Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u2018i, we acknowledge not only the revitalization of \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi, but also the hard work that our community has put into both preserving and renormalizing the Hawaiian language over the past 40 years,\" said Ka\u02bbiu Kimura, director of the UH Hilo\u2019s Ka Haka \u02bbUla O Ke\u02bbelik\u014dlani College of Hawaiian Language. \"Without this work, and the mana\u02bbo shared by those who have maintained and uplifted \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi, our language would not be as flourishing as it is today. Mahina \u02bb\u014clelo Hawai\u2018i is both a celebration and a reminder that it is our responsibility to share our mana\u02bbo not only with the next generation of Hawaiian language learners, but with other Native American and Alaska Native communities to help them uplift their own \u02bb\u014dlelo \u02bb\u014diwi (Indigenous languages).\"\n\nThe full text of the bill can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-tokuda-introduces-resolution-recognizing-february-2026-as-hawaiian-language-month"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.534612849354744, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}