STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2462
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2903
S.D. 2
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2010
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2903, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to further promote the development of Hawaiian language education in the State.
Specifically, this measure requires the Hawaiian Language College at the University of Hilo, the Department of Education, and the Charter School Administrative Office to enter into a five year agreement for the Hawaiian Language College to provide specified Hawaiian language support services to the Nawahiokalani'opu'u School and other laboratory schools.
Your Committee received comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii. Comments were also received from Ke Kula 'o Nawahiokalani 'Opu'u laboratory school. Written comments may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.
Your Committee finds that the provision of Hawaiian language translation of certain curricula and other written materials and other support services relating to Hawaiian language education will help continue the success of the Nawahiokalani'opu'u School and other laboratory schools as well as preserve the Hawaiian language.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2903, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2903, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair |
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