THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

71

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING IN HAWAII A CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH, WELFARE, EDUCATION, AND PEACE BY AND FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

 

 

WHEREAS, the Millennium Young People's Congress held in Hawaii in October 1999 demonstrated the value of a collective global vision by and for the children of the world as well as the need for a forum for international discussion of issues facing all children and youth; and

WHEREAS, the World Youth Congress and representatives from the Kingdom of Morocco met in Hawaii in March 2003, demonstrating the collaboration that can be generated and promoted by a Center for the Advancement of Global Health, Welfare, Education, and Peace By and For Children, Youth, and Families; and

WHEREAS, world peace is a major collaborative goal and youth are key to attaining world peace, sustainability, and productivity for future generations; and

WHEREAS, the health, welfare, and education of children and families are part of the basic foundation of values shared globally that should be provided for all children; and

WHEREAS, the populations of countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim are the largest and fastest-growing segments of the world's population, with young people constituting the largest percentage of those populations; and

WHEREAS, Hawaii's location at the center of the Pacific Rim region between Asia and the Americas, its diverse culture, and its many shared languages provide an excellent strategic forum for meetings and exchanges, as demonstrated by the Millennium Young People's Congress, to:

(1) Discuss issues and solutions for health, welfare, peace, and the rights of all children and youth;

(2) Research pertinent issues and alternatives concerning children and youth and propose viable models for societal application; and

(3) Promote international peace and conflict resolution; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2005, that the University of Hawaii is requested to consider establishing in Hawaii an International Center for the Advancement of Global Health, Welfare, Education, and Peace; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body urges the President of the United States and members of the United States Congress to support the establishment of such a Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Administration's Center on the Family, the Matsunaga Peace Institute, the East-West Center, the United Nations Association in Hawaii, the Committee on International Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Keiki Caucus of the Hawaii State Legislature are requested to convene an exploratory task force to develop such a proposal for consideration by the University of Hawaii; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to explore sources of financing from the United States Congress, the State, eleemosynary foundations, other national and international non-governmental organizations that might assist in funding the Center; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the World Youth Congress, which will be holding its third meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, in August 2005, is urged to assist and support the establishment of a Center and have it dedicated to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, when he leaves his post; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the University of Hawaii, the Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, the Governor, the President of the United States, the members of Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Office of the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Senior Policy Advisor for the United Nations Children's Fund, the United States Representative to the United Nations, the President of the United Nations Association in Hawaii, the President of the East-West Center, the Superintendent of Education, the Executive Director of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, the Director of the Matsunaga Peace Institute, and the Program Director of the American Friends Service Committee-Hawaii.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

UH; Center for Advancement of Global Health, Welfare, Education, & Peace