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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              H.D.1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

  REQUESTING THE HAWAII SPACE GRANT COLLEGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH
    THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
    BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO EXPAND THE
    SPACE CAMP PROGRAM ON THE BIG ISLAND.



 1          WHEREAS, the Hawaii Space Grant College funds space
 2   science related activities on the Manoa and Hilo campuses of
 3   the University of Hawaii, with the Hilo campus in the flagship
 4   role for undergraduate programs in astronomy, space, and
 5   related fields and being in close proximity to the astronomical
 6   observatories on the Island of Hawaii; and
 7   
 8          WHEREAS, there are several programs at the University of
 9   Hawaii at Hilo supported by the Hawaii Space Grant College,
10   including the Space Grant Fellowship Program, Astronomy for
11   Gifted and Talented, Native Hawaiian Children, Undergraduate
12   Astronomy Curriculum Development, and Space Science Center; and
13   
14          WHEREAS, there are programs such as Future Flight
15   Hawaii, under the auspices of the Hawaii Space Grant College to
16   educate and initiate children of all backgrounds in the areas
17   of astronomy, space, and related fields on a limited basis; and
18   
19          WHEREAS, a program such as a space camp during school
20   breaks has the potential to offer educational and recreational
21   activities to children and youth in the fields of astronomy and
22   related areas that might not otherwise be available to them;
23   now, therefore,
24   
25          BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
26   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
27   of 2000, that the Hawaii Space Grant College with the
28   assistance of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and the
29   Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
30   (DBEDT) is respectfully requested to explore the possibility of
31   expanding a space camp program on the Big Island; and
32   
33          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Space Grant
34   College Program with assistance from the University of Hawaii
35   at Hilo and DBEDT carry out the following activities:

 
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 1          (1)  Market the space camp nationally and
 2               internationally to generate revenues;
 3   
 4          (3)  Utilize the winter and summer interims of the
 5               academic year for holding the space camp; 
 6   
 7          (4)  Incorporate the planned Mauna Kea Astronomy
 8               Education Center be a part of the space camp
 9               program; and
10   
11          (5)  Identify and maximizing the use of existing
12               revenues, infrastructure, faculty, and staff to
13               implement the space camp program;
14   
15   and
16   
17          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Space Grant
18   College and University of Hawaii at Hilo are requested to
19   submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later
20   than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session
21   of 2001; and
22   
23        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
24   Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the the University of
25   Hawaii at Hilo, the Hawaii Space Grant College Program, the
26   Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and Future
27   Flight Hawaii.