Establishes a complex area superintendent for Ka Papahana Kaiapuni schools and requires a board of education member to be a Hawaiian educator.

This bill establishes a complex area superintendent for Ka Papahana Kaiapuni schools, which provide education through the Hawaiian language. It also requires that at least one member of the board of education be a Hawaiian educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language. The bill aims to address challenges faced by Kaiapuni programs, including insufficient capacity and teacher shortages. It appropriates funds for the establishment of the superintendent position and a secretary to support the superintendent.

Establishes a complex area superintendent for Ka Papahana Kaiapuni schools and requires a board of education member to be a Hawaiian educator.

This bill establishes a complex area superintendent for Ka Papahana Kaiapuni schools, which provide education through the Hawaiian language. It also requires that at least one member of the board of education be a Hawaiian educator, practitioner, or scholar of Hawaiian studies or the Hawaiian language. The bill aims to address challenges faced by Kaiapuni programs, including insufficient capacity and teacher shortages. It appropriates funds for the establishment of the superintendent position and a secretary to support the superintendent.