STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2088

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 313

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 313, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii for the establishment of two full-time equivalent positions for the wayfinding education program - ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Maunakea Observatories, and Pacific International Space Center for Exploration testified in support of this measure. The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 313, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair