STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1116-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 3093

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 3093, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist underprivileged children of Hawaiian ancestry in developing life skills, achieving academic success, and setting career goals by appropriating funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo to establish staff positions within the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and to support its memorandum of understanding with the Revealing Individual Strengths for Excellence (RISE) 21^st Century After School Program.

The Revealing Individual Strengths for Excellence 21^st Century After School Program, Councilmember of the Hawaii County Council representing District 3, and a concerned individual supported the bill.  The University of Hawaii at Hilo and ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii supported the intent of the measure.

     Your Committee recognizes that fiscal determinations are within the purview of your Committee on Finance.  Therefore, your Committee respectfully requests that, if your Committee on Finance chooses to advance this bill, an appropriation of $500,000 be made to the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3093, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair