STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1418

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 275

 

 

 

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. 275 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATION OF MONEYS TO FUND FACULTY POSITIONS AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ILOCANO, FILIPINO, AND PHILIPPINE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge that sufficient funding be provided for:

(1) Three faculty positions in Ilocano, Filipino, and Philippine studies at the University of Hawaii (UH);

(2) A replacement to fill a vacant Filipino-language position at UH; and

(3) Curriculum development and instructional support for other campuses of the UH system.

Your Committee received testimony from the UH College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature supporting this concurrent resolution.

 

 

 

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. 275 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