STAND. COM. REP. NO. 382-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2187

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2187, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Provide for the expiration of two terms of members of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents each year, instead of three terms; and

(2) Require the Governor to adjust the terms of members appointed to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents until the number of terms set to expire each year is two, not including the student member.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.

Your Committee finds that Act 172, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, reduced the number of members of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents (Board) from fifteen to eleven. This means that the expiration of members terms are not evenly distributed over coming years which may result in sudden losses of institutional knowledge and experience. This measure seeks to realign the terms of Board members until an equitable number of terms expire each year.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2187, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair