STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1357-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 312

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 312 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO EXTEND ITS LAND LEASE WITH THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE MANOA INNOVATION CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the University of Hawaii to extend its land lease with the High Technology Development Corporation to continue to operate the Manoa Innovation Center.

     The High Technology Development Corporation testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  The University of Hawaii System offered comments on this measure.

     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 H.C.R. No. 312 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business Concerns.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair