Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2821 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create and fund two full-time children's librarian positions at Waialua Library and Kahuku Public School Library.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the State Librarian, Wailua Public Library, Kahuku Public and School Library, and thirty-two individuals.

Currently, there are two half-time children's librarian positions at the Waialua Library and Kahuku Public School Library. Your Committee finds children's library services play an important role in encouraging the life-long love of reading, and that this situation necessitates the establishment of two full-time children's librarian positions with full benefits.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2821 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.