STAND. COM. REP. 3446

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.R. No. 113

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 113, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A MANAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS AUDIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I'S EFFORTS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HAWAIIAN STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I AND TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE FOR EVALUATION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN PROGRAMMING IN THE FUTURE, AND FURTHER REQUESTING THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I AT MANOA TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT AND PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN HAWAIIAN STUDENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request an audit of the University of Hawai'i's (UH) efforts to recruit and retain Hawaiian students at UH, use that audit as a baseline, and evaluate the results and implement a plan to improve the enrollment of Hawaiian students.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by UH, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Ka Lahui Hawaii Political Action Committee, and three individuals.

Your Committee finds that although children of Hawaiian ancestry represent twenty-seven percent of students in public schools, less than ten percent of the students attending UH are of Hawaiian ancestry. In its ninety-seventh year, UH's student body has grown and changed dramatically; however, one fact remains the same: Hawaiians continue to be underrepresented at UH.

Your Committee finds that both the Legislature and UH are committed to increasing support for the education of Hawaiians, and moneys have been allotted for programs to do so. However, your Committee believes that in order to ensure the success of these programs and to efficiently plan, implement, track, and improve strategic efforts to increase Hawaiian student enrollment, the plan must be linked to measurable outcomes.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adopting the amendment suggested by the University of Hawaii to establish more than one task force to evaluate the results of the audit and plan for the improvement of services to recruit and retain Hawaiian students;

(2) Adopting the amendments suggested by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to change all references to "Hawaiians" and "Part Hawaiians" to "native Hawaiians" and "Hawaiians";

(3) Amending the title to reflect the changes made in paragraphs (1) and (2); and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 113, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 113, S.D. 2.

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

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair