Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3029, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the University of Hawaii (UH) Board of Regents to charge resident tuition fees for members of the Hawaii National Guard and their authorized dependents regardless of their actual state of residence.

The Department of Defense, the Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, and a member of the Hawaii National Guard Association testified in support of this bill. UH supported the intent of this measure. The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii opposed this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3029, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.