STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1880-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.C.R. No. 143

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 143, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS STUDENT AND FACULTY HOUSING FACILITY NEEDS AT THE MANOA CAMPUS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii at Mānoa to:

(1) Develop a comprehensive plan to address undergraduate, graduate, and faculty housing facility needs on the University of Hawaii at Mānoa campus;

(2) Redevelop Hale Noelani, increasing its bed space to at least one thousand five hundred beds using the most long-term cost-effective method to both the State, University, and students;

(3) Develop a new business model, including the potential of mixed-use or private-public partnerships, that ensures the Student Housing Services program and faculty housing is capable of operating as a self-sustaining, special funded unit;

(4) Create a plan within their budget to support in-state residents with demonstrated financial need via a housing allowance, stipend, or similar grant-in-aid to offset the cost of residents to ensure long-term affordability; and

(5) Furnish a report to the Legislature that contains conceptual business models, operational plans, and financing models consistent with this Concurrent Resolution no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025.

Your committee received testimony in support from the University of Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 143, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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AMY A. PERRUSO, Chair