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2023-04-27 23:40:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DDC8C86C4D65033A28163006E7F53CCB050163C3EDC6BA1A1C75C8640FB870E2
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Original Note:
The use of the Hawaiian language was never banned. In 1896 a law was passed to conduct education in English only. The US and Hawaiian governments never punished anyone simply for speaking Hawaiian. https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2022/bills/HB1986_.HTM#:~:text=Act%2057%20declared%20an%20English,of%20instruction%20in%20public%20schools.
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