Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 211 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii to create a four-year degree program within the discipline of historic preservation at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

Your Committee finds that over two dozen historic preservation programs are currently functioning across the United States, setting both the capability and the precedent for such a program in Hawaii. Your Committee further finds that a bachelor's degree program in historic preservation, with emphasis on real-life case studies in Hawaii, would reinforce preservation efforts based on conservation-focused education and action. The Department of Land and Natural Resources stands ready to provide internships with hands-on training to assist in this effort.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 211 and recommends its adoption.