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Videos and Documents in multi-languages
Aloha from the Office of Language Access!
The Office of Language Access (OLA) provides oversight and central coordination to state agencies, (the executive, legislative and judicial branches of Hawai‘i’s state government) as well as technical assistance to state and covered entities, in developing and implementing their Language Access Plan as required by law. It also monitors and reviews state agencies for compliance and provides language access complaint resolution.
COVID-19 Videos in Various Languages
| Keeping a Safe Distance | Isolation & Quarantine | Washing Your Hands | Mental Health | Staying Home |
Other available languages: Cantonese (廣東話/广东话) , Chuukese (Kapasen Chuuk) , Ilocano (Ilokano), Japanese (日本語) , Korean (한국어), Mandarin (國語/普通话) , Marshallese (Kajin Majôl), Tagalog (Tagalog)
Language Access Advisory Council Meeting
Language Access Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, only available via Zoom, according to the Covid 19 stay-at-home order. Please find the Zoom link here: Meeting Agenda 12.8.2021.
DBEDT Data and Reports
2019 State of Hawaiʻi Data Book and 2019 State of Hawaii Data Book Individual Tables
“Non-English Speaking Population in Hawaiʻi “(DBEDT Report – April 2016)
“Detailed Languages Spoken At Home in the State Of Hawaiʻi” (DBEDT Report – March 2016)
