STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2084

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 173

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 173, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE ‘IMILOA ASTRONOMY CENTER IN ITS EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS CONCERNING RESOURCES ON MAUNA KEA AT HALE POHAKU, ENCOURAGING THE TRANSFER OF EDUCATION OUTREACH AT HALE POHAKU, REQUESTING A REPORT REGARDING RESTRUCTURING OF THE INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY AND MAUNA KEA SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REQUESTING THE CONTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL CAPITAL TO CONSTRUCT THE ‘IMILOA UKA FACILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage the Imiloa Astronomy Center to increase its educational efforts on Mauna Kea.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Encourages the Imiloa Astronomy Center to further develop and lead educational efforts on Mauna Kea at Hale Pohaku;

(2) Encourages the transfer of the University of Hawaii's educational outreach efforts and operations at Hale Pohaku to the Imiloa Astronomy Center;

(3) Requests that the chancellors of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii at Hilo submit a report to the Legislature; and

(4) Requests that existing astronomical facilities contribute financial capital resources to construct the Imiloa Uka facility at Hale Pohaku.

No written comments were received on this measure.

Your Committee finds that the Imiloa Astronomy Center has found success in engaging Native Hawaiian students and residents of the State through the incorporation of Hawaiian culture and history into its educational efforts.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 173, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair