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Senate committee amends Hundredth Infantry Battalion curricular bill, asks DOE for pilot report

Senate joint committees on Public Safety and Military Affairs; Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Education · February 14, 2026
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Summary

Lawmakers amended SB 26-87 to require a pilot program and DOE reporting on how the Hundredth Infantry Battalion and related local military history will be incorporated into statewide social studies standards; advocates urged urgency because few living veterans remain.

The Senate joint committee on Education and Public Safety advanced SB 26-87 on Feb. 18 with amendments that require the Department of Education to report back to the legislature on implementation and retain a one-year pilot curricular program focused on the Hundredth Infantry Battalion.

Supporters, including Kathy Hayashi (president of the Hundredth Infantry Battalion organization) and filmmaker Steve Hsu, said Hawaii students should learn the story of the…

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