STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1023
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 52
Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui
President of the Senate
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2011
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 52 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF AN ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I SYSTEM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the President of the University of Hawai‘i System to:
(1) Convene an academic symposium to consider the establishment of a Hawaiian language university within the University of Hawai‘i System, in consultation with the Puko‘a Council and representatives from the Hawaiian language studies programs on all campuses; and
(2) Report to the Legislature and the Governor no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2012 on the findings of the symposium and the recommendations related to the establishment of a Hawaiian language university within the University of Hawai‘i System.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and Hanakahi Council of the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System and Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Your Committee is supportive of the concept of this measure as a further step in the reestablishment of teaching the Hawaiian language within educational systems.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 52 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Education.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Chair |
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