STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1179-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.R. No. 130

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.R. No. 130 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO DRAFT A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the University of Hawaii to produce a five-year strategic plan for a graduate degree program in cultural resource management at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the University of Hawaii at Hilo and a concerned individual.

     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.R. No. 130 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair