Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 106 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the establishment of a task force on Asia-Pacific education to ensure that Hawaii's students meet high performance standards in education about Asia and the Pacific, and understand the impact of the state's relationship with the region.

Your Committees received testimony in support of the resolution from the University of Hawaii Vice President for International Education, an Associate Professor of the University of Hawaii College of Education Curriculum Studies, a Professor of the University of Hawaii College of Education Curriculum Research and Development Group, the Chair of Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii, two representatives of the University of Hawaii - Kapiolani Community College, the Senior Adviser for Global Affairs to the President of the University of Hawaii, five representatives of the East West Center, the Department of Education, the School Improvement Coordinator at Farrington High School, a kindergarten teacher from Punahou School, a history teacher from Kula High and Intermediate School, and the Hawaii Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Your Committees find that Hawaii's position at the crossroads of the Pacific makes it imperative for Hawaii's students to understand the crucial role of their state in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in light of the continually accelerating pace of globalization.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 106 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.