STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1754

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 264

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services & Housing and International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 264 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CENTER FOR PACIFIC ISLAND STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Center for Pacific Island Studies (Center) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to convene and lead a task force to identify and address the needs of Pacific Islanders in Hawaii.

     The Center testified in support of this resolution.

     Your Committees have amended this resolution by:

     (1)  Changing its title to, "REQUESTING THE CENTER FOR PACIFIC ISLAND STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN HAWAII AND REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CHARGE RESIDENT TUITION TO PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENTS";

     (2)  Requesting the University of Hawaii Board of Regents (BOR) to charge resident tuition to Pacific Islanders and submitting a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2008;

     (3)  Sending a certified copy of the resolution to the Chair of BOR and President of the University of Hawaii; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Housing and International Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 264, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education, in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 264, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Housing and International Affairs,

____________________________ RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair

____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair