STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1198

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 132

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 132 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO TO ESTABLISH A FORMAL ASSOCIATION WITH AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR THE RISE 21ST CENTURY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii at Hilo to establish a formal association with and provide sufficient funding for the RISE 21st Century After School Program.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the RISE 21st Century After School Program and three individuals.

     Your Committee finds that the RISE 21st Century After School Program's mission is to serve underprivileged Native Hawaiian youth in the Hilo district.  The RISE 21st Century After School Program helps to build self-confidence in these students by engaging them in culture-based learning programs.

     A formal association between the RISE 21st Century After School Program and the University of Hawaii at Hilo will serve as a permanent bridge between the University and the Native Hawaiian community in Hilo.  This association will provide a pathway for student participants in the RISE 21st Century After School Program to be successful in college and in life.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 132 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair