Language Access

Kar kakoj ilo: Mājel 25, 2026

Civi.Me ej commitment nan bwe en koman civic information ilo wawein eo ej maron in jelot jen armij otemjej ilo Hawaii, ejjab kakien ta eo rej kenono. Pija in ej kalikkar kin wawein ad likit multilingual access im right ko am ilalom jen law eo an Hawaii.

Ewi wawein ad translations rej jerbal

Ad translations rej produce kin AI-assisted translation im rej cheki bwe ren accurate. Kim praioritaiz clear, natural language jen word-for-word translation. Elane kwoj loe juon translation error ak jabdewot men ej jab sound natural ilo kajin eo am, jouj im letok naan nan kim — community feedback ej jipan kim im improve.

Kajin ko kim support-i

Ad website ej available ilo 16 kajin — English plus 15 kajin ko rej identify jen Hawaii eo an Office of Language Access (OLA) kin kajin ko rej kenono jen communities ko rej limited English proficiency:

  • English
  • ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian)
  • Tagalog
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Ilokano
  • 简体中文 (Chinese Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese Traditional)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Gagana Sāmoa (Samoan)
  • Lea Fakatonga (Tongan)
  • Kajin M̧ajeļ (Marshallese)
  • Chuukese
  • ไทย (Thai)
  • Cebuano

Kwoj maron in ukot kajin eo ilo jabdewot ien kin language selector eo ilo page otemjej. Kajin eo kwoj konaan ej save bwe kwon jab aikuij in select bar ilo am next visit.

Ta eo ej translate

Kim translate men kein nan otemjej 15 non-English kajin:

  • Website interface — navigation, buttons, labels, form fields, im system messages
  • Civic guides — Ewi wawein Testify, Letter Writing Kit, Am Right to Know, im bar jet educational resources
  • Council im topic descriptions — explanations kin ta eo ej koman council otemjej im ta eo ej cover ilo policy topics
  • Notification messages — email im text alerts kin meetings ko rej itok

Meeting titles, agendas, im official documents rej publish jen government agencies ilo English. Kim jerbal nan translating meeting summaries nan otemjej supported languages ilo future update.

Am rights ilalom jen law eo an Hawaii

Hawaii ewor jet ian strongest language access protections ilo United States. Ilalom jen Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 321C, state im state-funded agencies rej required bwe ren provide meaningful access nan services nan armij ro rej limited English proficiency (LEP).

Men in ej mean bwe elane kwoj interact kin Hawaii state ak county government — including attending public meetings, requesting public records, ak accessing government services — ewor am right in request language assistance, including oral interpretation im written translation an vital documents.

Office of Language Access

Eo an Office of Language Access (OLA) ej state agency eo ej ensure compliance kin Hawaii eo an language access law. OLA ej maron in jipan eok elane juon government agency ejjab provide language services.

Ta eo government agencies rej aikuij in provide

  • Oral interpretation ilo public meetings, hearings, im service counters elane rej request
  • Written translation an vital documents (applications, notices, consent forms, complaint forms)
  • Bilingual staff ak qualified interpreters — ejjab family members ak ajri
  • Notice an available language services, post ilo kajin ko rej kenono ilo community

Kwoj jab aikuij in boki am eo an interpreter. Agency eo ej responsible in provide language assistance ejjab wor cost nan eok.

Kin Civi.Me im language access

Civi.Me ejjab juon government agency im ejjab subject nan HRS Chapter 321C. Kim provide multilingual access voluntarily bwe kim believe bwe civic information ej aikuij in accessible nan armij otemjej ilo Hawaii, ejjab kakien ta eo rej kenono.

Ad goal ej lower barriers nan civic participation. Elane kajin ej juon barrier nan eok ak jabdewot armij kwoj jela, kim konaan in rong kin. Contact-im kim ilo email@access100.org.