STAND. COM. REP. NO.  842-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2587

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2587, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH CREATIVITY ACADEMIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to encourage Hawaii's students to develop skills necessary to compete in today's global economy by appropriating funds to:

 

(1)  Support creativity academies, including funds for the creative or production center incubator; and

 

(2)  Develop a turnkey digital media program that can be replicated for use in the University of Hawaii (UH) community colleges.

 

     The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, UH, South Maui Learning Ohana, Inc., and numerous concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Department of Education and Hi Tech Quest submitted comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2587, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair