Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1692 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for various improvements at the University of Hawaii-West Oahu, including additional positions, conversions of certain half-time or temporary positions to full-time or permanent, an on-line subscription service for library services, and additional computers and software for instruction.

The University of Hawaii supported the intent of this bill, but expressed some budgetary concerns.

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 H.B. No. 1692, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1692, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.