STAND. COM. REP. NO.  659

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1354

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1354, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to encourage access and diversity in higher education in the State by appropriating general funds for each year of fiscal biennium 2013-2015 to fund various positions supporting the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council and its goals.  

 

     The University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council, Timpuyog Organization, JCI-Hawaii Filipino Junior Chamber, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The University of Hawaii at Manoa and two concerned individuals provided 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. 1354, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair