STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1759

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 208

H.D. 1

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 208, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR THE EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage the federal government to continue to fund the Even Start Family Literacy Program.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Teachers Association and seven individuals.

Your Committees find that literacy can be developed at an early age and the involvement of family encourages this valuable skill. The Even Start Family Literacy Program works with the family from early childhood on by using interactive literacy activities between parents and their children. This resolution urges the continuation of funding for a program that has shown significant accomplishments at Blanche Pope Elementary School.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 208, H.D. 1, and recommend its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs,

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair		____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair