STAND. COM. REP. NO. 253-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2275
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred
H.B. No. 2275 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE
     COLLEGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:
     
     The purpose of this bill is to expand the programs offered
by the College of Hawaiian Language (College) at the University
of Hawaii at Hilo, by:

     (1)  Providing graduate education through the doctorate
          level; and

     (2)  Incorporating programs for other indigenous people at
          both undergraduate and graduate levels at the College.

     Testimony in support of this bill was submitted by concerned
individuals.  The University of Hawaii (UH) submitted testimony
in opposition to this bill. 

     UH submitted testimony that it was unable to support this
bill as a result of its current policy, University of Hawaii
Board of Regents (BOR) guidelines, and internal procedures of the
University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH).  Currently, the UHH has not
applied for and the BOR has not authorized UHH to offer degrees
beyond the Master's level.


 
 
 
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     Your Committee is encouraged by the quality of work engaged
in by the College, and urges the College to continue to provide
academic and support services services based on the needs of the
Hawaiian community.

     Therefore, your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Removing the requirement that the College provide
          graduate education through the doctorate level; 

     (2)  Removing the requirement that the College incorporate
          programs for other indigenous people at both the
          undergraduate and graduate levels; 

     (3)  Appropriating funds for the development and expansion
          of programs within the Hawaiian Language College;

     (4)  Allowing the College to develop and incorporate
          programs for other indigenous people; and

     (5)  Amending current law which restricts the College from
          receiving general fund appropriations.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report,
your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B.
No. 2275, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2275, H.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   DAVID MORIHARA, Chair