Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2114 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to improve safety and security on University of Hawaii (UH) campuses.

UH, the Associated Students of UH, and the UH Student Caucus supported this bill.

Safety and security issues have been long-standing concerns on UH campuses statewide. While this measure will help address these issues, your Committee notes the concerns of the UH Student Caucus that funding for increased safety and security measures on UH campuses statewide should be established at $2,544,294.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 S.B. No. 2114, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2114, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.