Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 150 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent 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.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from faculty of the University of Hawaii, the Department of Education, the East-West Center, the Task Force for Asia-Pacific Education, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, several high school educators, and the Representative of the Fourth Representative District.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 150, and recommends its adoption.