STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1392

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 122

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Higher Education and Economic Development and Technology, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 122 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to urge the University of Hawaii at Hilo to:

     (1)  Consider the feasibility of establishing an Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at the University of Hawaii at Hilo; and

     (2)  Report its findings and recommendations, including any budget requests and proposed legislation, to the 2010 Legislature.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the University of Hawaii System, University of Hawaii at Hilo, and the High Technology Development Corporation.  Written testimony presented to the Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committees find that this measure will assist the University of Hawaii at Hilo in supporting the development and implementation of high impact research and undergraduate degree program initiatives that address State priorities, as well as providing essential research experiences for University of Hawaii at Hilo STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) students.  Your Committees further find that these initiatives contribute to the State's efforts to provide education and training necessary to develop a highly qualified and globally competitive science and technology workforce.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending the title to read:  URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH, TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO;

     (2)  Adding "in consultation with the University of Hawaii System Vice President for Research" to the first Be It Resolved clause;

     (3)  Adding to the issues to be considered:  cost effective use of indirect and overhead funds generated by research grants; and the responsibility of the Office in oversight of compliance with federal and state policies, including post-award monitoring, effort reporting, and audits, regarding research grants at the University of Hawaii at Hilo; and

     (4)  Making technical amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Economic Development and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 122, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 122, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Economic Development and Technology,

____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair

____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Chair