[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF ALL INDIGENOUS 
                                 PEOPLE

  (Ms. TOKUDA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  (English translation of the statement made in Hawaiian is as 
follows:)
  Mr. Speaker, each February, Hawaii celebrates Hawaiian Language 
Month. Olelo Hawaii is more than just a language; it is the carrier of 
history and culture.
  We all have a responsibility and duty to preserve and protect the 
language and culture of all indigenous people.
  Long live the Hawaiian language.
  Aloha e ka luna ho`omalu,
  I kela me keia Pepeluali e ho`omaika`i a e paipai aku ko Hawai`i pae 
`aina i ka Mahina `Olelo Hawai`i.
  `O ka `olelo Hawai`i `a`ole ia he `olelo wale no. `O ia no he pilina 
i na mo`olelo me ka mo`omeheu kekahi.
  He kuleana ka kakou e malama a e kia`i i na mo`omeheu me na `olelo o 
ka po`e `oiwi apau.
  E ola ka `olelo Hawai`i!
  Ho`ae aku au ia `oe e ka luna ho`omalu.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Hawaii will provide the 
Clerk a translation of her remarks.

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