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On the recordMay 25, 2021
These efforts have been transformational. In Hawaii, more than 18,000 people now speak Hawaiian at home, up from just 2,000 Hawaiian-language speakers in the 1970s.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Schatz emphasizes the success of grassroots efforts in revitalizing Hawaiian language.

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