STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1178-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2903

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2903, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to strengthen and ensure a continuum of Hawaiian language education from the early grades through college, by requiring the Hawaiian Language College at the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UHH), Department of Education (DOE), and Charter School Administrative Office to enter into an agreement regarding the Hawaiian Language College's functions related to Nawahiokalani‘opu‘u school and other schools as appropriate, as laboratory schools.

     UHH and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  DOE provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2903, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair