STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1500-08
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2008
RE: H.C.R. No. 329
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2008
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 329 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT HAWAII LABOR HISTORY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education (DOE) in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) and various labor organizations to provide opportunities for Hawaii's students to learn about Hawaii's labor history.
The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA), Labors' Union Local 368, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142, Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council, Marine Firemen's Union, Hawaii State AFL-CIO, Hawaii Teamster and Allied Workers Local 996, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA),and United Public Workers (UPW)testified in support of the measure. DOE testified in opposition to testified in opposition to the resolution.
Your Committees has amended the measure by:
(1) Deleting lines 10 to 16 of page one
(2) Making technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 329, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 329, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Labor & Public Employment,
____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Chair |
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair |
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