THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                Senator David Y. Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 31, 1999

        TIME:    1:00 p.m.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 212
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


Culture and the Arts:

SCR 8       REQUESTING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON     EDU, WAM
            CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT
            EXHIBITION SPACE FOR THE STATE ART COLLECTION
                                             (Ihara/Chun, B/R)

Higher Education:

SCR 6       ENCOURAGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   EDU, WAM
            SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND SCHOOL OF NURSING TO
            REQUIRE COURSES IN PALLIATIVE CARE AND PAIN
            MANAGEMENT IN THEIR CURRICULA
                                                (Chun Oakland)

SCR 10      REQUESTING THE EAST-WEST CENTER TO     EDU, WAM
            ESTABLISH AN "ASIA PACIFIC CENTER" TO SERVE AS A
            CLEARINGHOUSE FOR DOING BUSINESS IN ASIA AND THE
            UNITED STATES
                                             (Ihara/Chun, B/R)

SCR 83      URGING SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EDU, WAM
SR 37       AN INSURANCE INSTITUTE AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
            ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
                                                   (Taniguchi)


 
 
 


 
SCR 105     REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII    EDU, WAM
SR 45       COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE THE
            PACIFIC CENTER FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
            AND EDUCATION
                                                    (Fukunaga)

SCR 166     REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF         EDU*, WAM
SR 74       INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHER TRAINING CENTER
            (*Pending re-referral)                     (Bunda)

SCR 175     REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO      EDU
            RENAME THE HAWAII YOUTH SPORT AND FITNESS PROGRAM
            TO THE HAWAII YOUTH ACADEMY
                                                      (M. Ige)

SCR 176     REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO  EDU, WAM
            PARTNER WITH BISHOP MUSEUM FOR RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
                                                      (M. Ige)

SCR 180     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  EDU, WAM
            AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REPORT ON PLANS
            FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF MARINE EDUCATION
                                                    (Sakamoto)

SCR 197     REQUESTING THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I EDU, WAM
            AT HILO ESTABLISH A DEGREE IN HEALTH, PHYSICAL
            EDUCATION, AND RECREATION THAT INCLUDES A
            TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS CENTER
            FOR THE STUDY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS FROM AN
            ASIAN, POLYNESIAN, AND WESTERN PERSPECTIVE
                                                      (Inouye)

Lower Education:

SCR 28      ENCOURAGING ALL SCHOOLS IN HAWAII TO   EDU, WAM
SR 9        INCLUDE MUSIC AS A REGULAR AND INTEGRAL PART OF
            THEIR CORE CURRICULUM
                                                      (D. Ige)

SCR 46      REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  EDU, WAM
SR 26       TO BUILD A PERMANENT LIBRARY/ADMINISTRATION
            BUILDING FOR KIHEI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                                    (Chumbley)

SCR 54      REQUESTING THE LIMITED INVOLVEMENT OF   EDU, WAM
            SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN COMPLYING WITH THE FELIX-
            WAIHEE CONSENT DECREE
                                                    (Hanabusa)

SCR 59      REQUESTING THE STATE LIBRARIAN TO CHANGE  EDU, WAM

 
            INTERNET ACCESS POLICIES TO ALLOW FOR THE
            DOWNLOADING OF E-MAIL ONTO FLOPPY DISKS
                                                         (Tam)

SCR 70      REQUESTING PREPARATION OF AN           EDU, WAM
SR 97       ARCHITECTURAL PLAN WHICH INCLUDES THE
            PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITY PRIOR TO
            ESTABLISHING MIDDLE SCHOOLS
                                                         (Tam)

SCR 106     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  EDU, WAM
SR 46       TO CREATE ALTERNATIVES FOR STUDENTS AT MULTI-TRACK
            SCHOOLS DURING INTERIM PERIODS
                                                       (Iwase)

SCR 131     REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE   EDU, WAM
            BUREAU TO REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S
            LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAM FOR THE HAWAII CREOLE
            ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH
            PROFICIENCY
                                                      (D. Ige)

SCR 186     REQUESTING THE HAWAII COUNCIL OF PRIVATE    EDU
SR 83       SCHOOLS TO REPORT ON ITS ACTIONS, FUNCTIONS, AND
            DUTIES
                                                    (Chumbley)

SCR 210     REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  EDU, WAM
SR 96       TO RECONSIDER ITS TIMETABLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF
            THE PLAN TO MOVE SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM
            ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS
                                                   (Taniguchi)


Decision Making Only:
(No Oral Testimony.  Written testimony will be accepted.)

SCR 58      URGING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE  WLH, EDU
            AND ARTS AND THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO
            WORK EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH HALAU HALOA, THE NATIONAL
            ACADEMY OF HAWAIIAN PERFORMING ARTS, TO COMPLETE
            THE PLANNING FOR THE EIGHTH PACIFIC FESTIVAL OF
            ARTS
                                                    (Hanabusa)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For Reconsideration:
(No testimony.)

HB 746, HD 1 RELATING TO HULA                            EDU
            Designates hula as the official dance of the
            State.
            (The committee intends to make a technical
            correction to this measure.  It had previously
            been approved unamended.)
                            (Kawakami, Kanoho, Morita, et al.)


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


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testimony to the committee clerk, Room 215, State Capitol, 24
hours prior to the hearing. Please punch (3) three hole on the
side of 9 copies and (2) two holes on the top of 16 copies of
your testimony. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages
in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or
1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24
hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to whom
the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the
hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

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to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

Public Folder.  A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the
measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for
shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-
6230.



____________________________ 
Senator David Y. Ige         
Chair