RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Article X, section 6 of the Hawaii State Constitution gives the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii (UH) "the power to formulate policy, and to exercise control over the university"; and

WHEREAS, that section further provides that "[t]his section shall not limit the power of the legislature to enact laws of statewide concern"; and

WHEREAS, the UH's ten campuses play a unique and significant role in the political, social, and intellectual life of the State; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Regents Strategic Plan identifies the UH system missions as "promoting distinctive pathways to excellence and differentially emphasizing instruction, research, and service while fostering a cohesive response to state needs in the global community"; and

WHEREAS, the role of UH is to promote the free exchange of ideas and to generate and disseminate knowledge; and

WHEREAS, UH's research, instruction, and service depend on academic freedom, an inclusive campus environment, and an open and critical review of methods, data, analysis; and

WHEREAS, classified research and research units such as the proposed Applied Research Laboratory at the UH-Manoa is antithetical to the values of a university because of the requirement of secret research and security clearances; and

WHEREAS, expanding and obtaining large grants to fund classified research has the potential to:

universities and countries; and

(3) Contradict the values and aspirations of Native

Hawaiians and other groups; and

WHEREAS, although establishing a University Affiliated Research Center and Applied Research Laboratory will result in a substantial amount of research grants, it may also result in limiting opportunities for other grant funds and increased costs to the UH and Hawaii taxpayers; and

WHEREAS, at the UH:

WHEREAS, a significant number of faculty, students, and community members have expressed their opposition and the need for full consultation in reviewing classified research policy and plans to establish classified research units; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2005, the House of Representatives concurring, that no general funds or tuition funds be used to support the University Affiliated Research Center and the proposal to establish an Applied Research Laboratory; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim President is requested to immediately establish a University Task Force on Classified Research, composed of UH and community stakeholders including, but not be limited to, representatives from community organizations, Kuali'i Council, University of Hawaii-Manoa Faculty Senate, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, University of Hawaii Association of Research Investigators, Graduate Student Organization, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, International Student Association, and the University of Hawaii Student Caucus; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University Task Force on Classified Research is requested to study:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University Task Force on Classified Research hold hearings and submit a quarterly report to the Legislature beginning with its first report on July 1, 2005, and the last report on July 1, 2006, regarding the progress and status of the tasks described above; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Chair of the Board of Regents, the Interim President of the University of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, University of Hawaii-Manoa Faculty Senate, the Graduate Student Organization, Kuali'i Council, the International Student

Association, University of Hawaii Association of Research Investigators, the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, and the University of Hawaii Systemwide Student Caucus.

Report Title:

UH; STUDY; CLASSIFIED RESEARCH;