STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1426

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 192

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 192 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO PRESERVE THE STATE'S HISTORICAL MAPS THROUGH DIGITAL MAPPING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge a continued partnership between the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the University of Hawaii (UH) to preserve the State's historical maps through digital mapping.

A concerned individual testified in support of this concurrent resolution. DLNR and the UH at Manoa Library supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that the intent of this concurrent resolution is to encourage DLNR to increase the number of maps on loan to UH at any given time, for the purpose of digitization.

The UH Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies has agreed to coordinate the logistics and implementation of this collaborative effort with the UH Department of Geography, UH Hamilton Library, UH William S. Richardson School of Law, and DLNR. The Kamakakoukalani Center for Hawaiian Studies is already digitizing the collection of maps held by DLNR, and since the costs and personnel for this project are already being taken care of, the financial implications of this measure are zero.

Your Committee believes that the ability of UH to borrow more than one map at a time from DLNR and, through its digital mapping efforts, would benefit both UH students and the state as a whole by:

(1) Assisting UH students in learning the skills associated with digital mapping;

(2) Supporting the dissemination and preservation of cultural knowledge by educating UH students about historic cultural lands and place names;

(3) Helping to maintain an accurate database of maps and inventory of land for the state; and

(4) Expediting the process of recording maps to avoid irretrievable loss due to unforeseen natural events.

Your Committee respectfully requests that your Committee on Finance consider amending this measure to include as recipients of certified copies of this measure: the Director of the UH Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, the Chair of the UH Department of Geography, the Head Librarian of the UH Hamilton Library, and the Dean of the UH William S. Richardson School of Law.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 192 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair