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Senators back plan to establish ASL/interpreter degree at UH Mānoa; initial funding described as a first step
Summary
Legislative committees voted to advance SB2412 to create a bachelor’s degree in American Sign Language and an interpreter training pathway at UH Mānoa, citing workforce shortages and strong demand for ASL courses; the committee adopted SD1 with technical amendments and left appropriation amounts for budget review.
The joint Senate committees voted Feb. 11 to recommend SB2412, which would appropriate money to establish a bachelor’s degree program in American Sign Language and interpreter training at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa and set a multiyear plan to add a master’s program.
Educators and practitioners testified that Hawai‘i lacks a full local pathway for interpreter education and that existing ASL enrollment and instructor waitlists…
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