STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1111-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2333

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2333, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to maximize learning opportunities in the fields of engineering and technology to equip our youth with the knowledge needed to compete effectively in today's economy by establishing a working group within the University of Hawaii (UH) to discuss the feasibility of creating an institute of robotics or related institute or program within the College of Engineering at UH at Manoa.

     The Department of Education and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  UH testified in support of the intent of 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2333, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair