STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1416

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 166

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 166 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY LOCATION FOR THE MANOA PUBLIC LIBRARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS DURING THE LIBRARY'S TWO-YEAR CLOSURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department of Education establish a temporary location for the Manoa Public Library to accommodate the community and students during the library's two-year closure.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Education.

     Your Committee finds that the Manoa Public Library provides much needed resources to the community and its temporary closure may cause hardships to the neighborhood, including the students of Noelani Elementary School and Manoa Elementary School.  The establishment of temporary facilities for the two-year closure, which may be accomplished through the provision of two portable classrooms at Noelani Elementary School, will allow the Manoa Public Library to continue to service all members of the community.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 166 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair