STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1610

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 231
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 231 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY
     STUDY ON ICE COOLING SYSTEMS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the
Department of Accounting and General Services to study the
feasibility of using ice storage systems to cool public school
buildings.

     Comments were received from the Department of Accounting and
General Services and the Department of Education.  Testimony in
support of the resolution was received from Hawaiian Electric
Company and five private companies associated with construction
or air conditioning.

     Your Committee finds that optimal learning conditions in the
public schools require physically pleasant and comfortable
surroundings such as air conditioned classrooms.  However, the
cost of traditional air conditioning could prove to be cost-
prohibitive.  Accordingly, alternative cooling systems should be
considered in order to achieve the same beneficial end of optimal
learning conditions.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 231,
and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education,



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair

 
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