STAND. COM. REP. NO. 325

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 24

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.B. No. 24 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY FACILITIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII-WEST OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to improve higher education in Hawaii by authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for design, construction, and equipment costs associated with providing temporary facilities for the University of Hawaii-West Oahu.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the University of Hawaii and one individual.

     Your Committee finds that although the planned development of the University of Hawaii, West Oahu (UHWO) campus in Kapolei is anticipated to begin in the near future, the UHWO campus must continue to serve the needs of existing and incoming students until the new campus' completion.  The UHWO campus has been housed at Leeward Community College, but the facilities are inadequate to satisfy the current demands of the school.  This measure will provide necessary funding for temporary facilities to meet the needs of the faculty, staff, and students until the new UHWO campus is completed.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 24 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair