In a state with a rich history of multilingualism, the need for a Language Roadmap Initiative is somewhat unexpected. For more than two centuries, immigrants to the islands have joined generations of native Hawaiians to populate the state with speakers of the languages of Europe, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. This rich linguistic diversity has the potential to become one of the greatest economic, educational, and civic assets of the State: a highly-proficient, linguistically diverse, multilingual workforce. This multilingual workforce will respond to the needs of diverse communities and educational endeavors throughout Hawai‘i. It will support the growing needs of local and global business. It will facilitate the demands on our state and local government agencies.