STAND. COM. REP. NO. 695

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 43
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 43, S.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the membership of
the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii from twelve to
fifteen members in order to include at least three nationally or
internationally prominent nonresidents.

     Furthermore, this measure specifies that the nonresident
members will be ex-officio nonvoting members.

     Your Committee finds that nonresident board members will be
instrumental to the university's efforts to someday becoming a
respectable world class university and a focal point of the
Pacific Rim.  Your Committee believes that the nonresident board
members will bring innovative perspectives on fundraising and
economic development techniques to expand the current
capabilities of the university, and that these benefits will more
than offset any additional transportation and other expenses
entailed by having nonresident members serving on the Board.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

 
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Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B.
No. 43, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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