STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1696

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 98

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 98 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ONGOING EFFORTS TO PLAN AND DEVELOP A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER IN KAKA‘AKO MAKAI,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to recognize Hawaii's unique advantages in educating students in the environmental and marine sciences by expressing support for the ongoing efforts to plan and develop a science, technology, engineering, and math research and education center in Kaka‘ako Makai.  

The Department of Education, Department of Defense, the University of Hawaii Kewalo Marine Laboratory, the University of Hawaii, the Hawaii Educational Policy Center, the Kaka‘ako Makai Community Planning Advisory Council, the Friends of Kewalos, the Howard Hughes Corporation, and several concerned individuals supported this measure. Two concerned individuals supported this measure with amendments. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided comments.

     Your Committee notes that adding language reflecting the research aspect of the center be added into the title and body.

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

1) Changing its title to read: EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ONGOING EFFORTS TO PLAN AND DEVELOP A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER IN KAKA'AKO MAKAI.

2) By including the term "research" to follow every instance of  STEM when the center is referenced in the body of the measure, and to replace the following word of training with "education" to concur with the above title. So that both instances where this occurs now read as "STEM research and education center."

3) Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 98, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 98, H.D. 1.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair