STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1506

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 195

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 195 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO LOCATE POTENTIAL, VIABLE PROPERTIES ALONG THE WAI‘ANAE COAST ON WHICH TO ESTABLISH A HAWAIIAN-LANGUAGE IMMERSION SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 12,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support Hawaiian-language education by requesting the Department of Education to establish a task force to locate potential, viable properties along the Wai‘anae coast, with a preference for a location in Mā‘ili, on which to establish a Hawaiian-language immersion school to educate students from kindergarten through grade 12.

The Department of Education, Kamehameha Schools, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs submitted comments.

     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. 195 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair