‘‘(D) the political status of Native Hawai-
ians is comparable to that of American Indians 
and Alaska Natives; and 
‘‘(E) the aboriginal, indigenous people of 
the United States have— 
‘‘(i) a continuing right to autonomy in 
their internal affairs; and 
‘‘(ii) an ongoing right of self-deter-
mination and self-governance that has 
never been extinguished. 
‘‘(3) The political relationship between the 
United States and the Native Hawaiian people has 
been recognized and reaffirmed by the United 
States, as evidenced by the inclusion of Native Ha-
waiians in— 
‘‘(A) the Native American Programs Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 2991 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the ‘American Indian Religious Free-
dom Act’ (42 U.S.C. 1996)); 
‘‘(C) the National Museum of the Amer-
ican Indian Act (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.); 
‘‘(D) the Native American Graves Protec-
tion and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq.); 
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‘‘(E) the National Historic Preservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); 
‘‘(F) the Native American Languages Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.); 
‘‘(G) the American Indian, Alaska Native, 
and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Develop-
ment Act (20 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.); 
‘‘(H) the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (Public Law 113–128); and 
‘‘(I) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) In 1993, 2005, 2009, and 2014, the Ka-
mehameha Schools Bishop Estate released the find-
ings of the Native Hawaiian Educational Assessment 
Project, which found that despite the successes of 
the programs established under title IV of the Au-
gustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary 
and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 
1988, many of the same educational needs still ex-
isted for Native Hawaiians. Subsequent reports by 
the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate and other 
organizations have found— 
‘‘(A) Native Hawaiian students continue to 
begin their school experience lagging behind 
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other students in terms of readiness factors 
such as vocabulary test scores; 
‘‘(B) Native Hawaiian students continue to 
score below the State average and national 
norms on standardized education achievement 
tests at all grade levels, despite gradually in-
creasing Native Hawaiian achievement scores 
and a narrowing of gaps between Native Ha-
waiian and non-Native Hawaiian students; 
‘‘(C) lower percentages of Native Hawaiian 
students are represented in the uppermost 
achievement levels and in gifted and talented 
programs; 
‘‘(D) Native Hawaiian students continue to 
be overrepresented among students qualifying 
for special education programs; 
‘‘(E) Native Hawaiians continue to be 
underrepresented in institutions of higher edu-
cation and among adults who have completed 4 
or more years of college; and 
‘‘(F) Native Hawaiians continue to be dis-
proportionately represented in many negative 
social and physical statistics indicative of spe-
cial educational needs, such as student absence 
rates and family poverty rates. 
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‘‘(5) The number of Native Hawaiian students 
served by the State of Hawaii Department of Edu-
cation has risen from 20 percent in 1980 to 28 per-
cent in 2011, and there are, and will continue to be, 
geographically rural, isolated areas with a high Na-
tive Hawaiian population density. 
‘‘(6) Despite the consequences of more than 
100 years of nonindigenous influence, the Native 
Hawaiian people are determined to preserve, de-
velop, and transmit to future generations their an-
cestral territory and their cultural identity, in ac-
cordance with their own spiritual and traditional be-
liefs, customs, practices, language, and social institu-
tions. 
‘‘(7) The State of Hawaii, in the constitution 
and statutes of the State of Hawaii— 
‘‘(A) reaffirms and protects the unique 
right of the Native Hawaiian people to practice 
and perpetuate their culture and religious cus-
toms, beliefs, practices, and language; 
‘‘(B) recognizes the traditional language of 
the Native Hawaiian people as an official lan-
guage of the State of Hawaii, which may be 
used as the language of instruction for all sub-
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jects and grades in the public school system; 
and 
‘‘(C) promotes the study of the Hawaiian 
culture, language, and history by providing a 
Hawaiian education program and using commu-
nity expertise as a suitable and essential means 
to further the program.’’. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 
Section 7203 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7513) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7203. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part are— 
‘‘(1) to authorize, develop, implement, assess, 
and evaluate innovative educational programs, Na-
tive Hawaiian language medium programs, Native 
Hawaiian culture-based education programs, and 
other education programs to improve the academic 
achievement of Native Hawaiian students by meet-
ing their unique cultural and language needs in 
order to help such students meet challenging State 
student academic achievement standards; 
‘‘(2) to provide guidance to appropriate Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies to more effectively 
and efficiently focus resources, including resources 
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made available under this part, on the development 
and implementation of— 
‘‘(A) innovative educational programs for 
Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(B) rigorous and substantive Native Ha-
waiian language programs; and 
‘‘(C) Native Hawaiian culture-based edu-
cational programs; and 
‘‘(3) to create a system by which information 
from programs funded under this part will be col-
lected, analyzed, evaluated, reported, and used in de-
cisionmaking activities regarding the types of grants 
awarded under this part.’’. 
SEC. 4. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL GRANT. 
Section 7204 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7514) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 
7204. 
NATIVE 
HAWAIIAN 
EDUCATION 
COUNCIL 
GRANT. 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—In order to better effec-
tuate the purposes of this part through the coordination 
of educational and related services and programs available 
to Native Hawaiians, including those programs that re-
ceive funding under this part, the Secretary shall award 
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‘‘(G) 1 shall be the Chief Executive Officer 
of the Queen Liliuokalani Trust (or a designee); 
‘‘(H) 1 shall be a member, selected by the 
other members of the Education Council, who 
represents a private grant-making entity; 
‘‘(I) 1 shall be the Mayor of the County of 
Hawaii (or a designee); 
‘‘(J) 1 shall be the Mayor of Maui County 
(or a designee from the Island of Maui); 
‘‘(K) 1 shall be the Mayor of the County 
of Kauai (or a designee); 
‘‘(L) 1 shall be appointed by the Mayor of 
Maui County from the Island of either Molokai 
or Lanai; 
‘‘(M) 1 shall be the Mayor of the City and 
County of Honolulu (or a designee); 
‘‘(N) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Ha-
waiian Homes Commission (or a designee); and 
‘‘(O) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Ha-
waii Workforce Development Council (or a des-
ignee representing the private sector). 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Any designee serving on 
the Education Council shall demonstrate, as deter-
mined by the individual who appointed such designee 
with input from the Native Hawaiian community, 
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not less than 5 years of experience as a consumer 
or provider of Native Hawaiian education or cultural 
activities, with traditional cultural experience given 
due consideration. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION.—A member (including a des-
ignee), while serving on the Education Council, shall 
not be a recipient of grant funds that are awarded 
under this part. 
‘‘(5) TERM OF MEMBERS.—A member who is a 
designee shall serve for a term of not more than 4 
years. 
‘‘(6) CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) SELECTION.—The Education Council 
shall select a Chair and a Vice Chair from 
among the members of the Education Council. 
‘‘(B) TERM LIMITS.—The Chair and Vice 
Chair shall each serve for a 2-year term. 
‘‘(7) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS
RELATING 
TO EDUCATION COUNCIL.—The Education Council 
shall meet at the call of the Chair of the Council, 
or upon request by a majority of the members of the 
Education Council, but in any event not less often 
than every 120 days. 
‘‘(8) NO COMPENSATION.—None of the funds 
made available through the grant may be used to 
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provide compensation to any member of the Edu-
cation Council or member of a working group estab-
lished by the Education Council, for functions de-
scribed in this section. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR COORDINATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—The Education Council shall use funds made avail-
able through the grant to carry out each of the following 
activities: 
‘‘(1) Providing advice about the coordination, 
and serving as a clearinghouse for, the educational 
and related services and programs available to Na-
tive Hawaiians, including the programs assisted 
under this part. 
‘‘(2) Assessing the extent to which such services 
and programs meet the needs of Native Hawaiians, 
and collecting data on the status of Native Hawaiian 
education. 
‘‘(3) Providing direction and guidance, through 
the issuance of reports and recommendations, to ap-
propriate Federal, State, and local agencies in order 
to focus and improve the use of resources, including 
resources made available under this part, relating to 
Native Hawaiian education, and serving, where ap-
propriate, in an advisory capacity. 
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‘‘(4) Awarding grants, if such grants enable the 
Education Council to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (3). 
‘‘(5) Hiring an executive director who shall as-
sist in executing the duties and powers of the Edu-
cation Council, as described in subsection (d). 
‘‘(d) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Education Council shall use funds made 
available through the grant to— 
‘‘(1) provide technical assistance to Native Ha-
waiian organizations that are grantees or potential 
grantees under this part; 
‘‘(2) obtain from such grantees information and 
data regarding grants awarded under this part, in-
cluding information and data about— 
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of such grantees in 
meeting the educational priorities established by 
the Education Council, as described in para-
graph (6)(D), using metrics related to these 
priorities; and 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of such grantees in 
carrying out any of the activities described in 
section 7205(c) that are related to the specific 
goals and purposes of each grantee’s grant 
project, using metrics related to these priorities; 
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‘‘(3) assess and define the educational needs of 
Native Hawaiians; 
‘‘(4) assess the programs and services available 
to address the educational needs of Native Hawai-
ians; 
‘‘(5) assess and evaluate the individual and ag-
gregate impact achieved by grantees under this part 
in improving Native Hawaiian educational perform-
ance and meeting the goals of this part, using 
metrics related to these goals; and 
‘‘(6) prepare and submit to the Secretary, at 
the end of each calendar year, an annual report that 
contains— 
‘‘(A) a description of the activities of the 
Education Council during the calendar year; 
‘‘(B) a description of significant barriers to 
achieving the goals of this part; 
‘‘(C) a summary of each community con-
sultation session described in subsection (e); 
and 
‘‘(D) recommendations to establish prior-
ities for funding under this part, based on an 
assessment of— 
‘‘(i) the educational needs of Native 
Hawaiians; 
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‘‘(ii) programs and services available 
to address such needs; 
‘‘(iii) the effectiveness of programs in 
improving the educational performance of 
Native Hawaiian students to help such stu-
dents meet challenging State student aca-
demic achievement standards; and 
‘‘(iv) priorities for funding in specific 
geographic communities. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY CONSULTA-
TIONS.—The Education Council shall use funds made 
available though the grant under subsection (a) to hold 
not less than 1 community consultation each year on each 
of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and 
Kauai, at which— 
‘‘(1) not less than 3 members of the Education 
Council shall be in attendance; 
‘‘(2) the Education Council shall gather com-
munity input regarding— 
‘‘(A) current grantees under this part, as 
of the date of the consultation; 
‘‘(B) priorities and needs of Native Hawai-
ians; and 
‘‘(C) other Native Hawaiian education 
issues; and 
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