STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1328

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 176
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 176 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF
     HAWAII TO PARTNER WITH BISHOP MUSEUM FOR RESEARCH
     ASSISTANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the
University of Hawaii partner with the Bishop Museum for research
assistance, thereby enabling the museum to maintain a high
standard of excellence in research.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
University of Hawaii, the Bishop Museum, and two concerned
individuals.

     Your Committee finds that collaborative efforts between the
Bishop Museum and the University of Hawaii to support the
museum's research mission already exist.  Further, the extent and
quality of the museum's holdings, as well as its personnel, are
also vitally important to a number of the University of Hawaii's
research and academic programs.

     Your Committee has amended this measure as provided by the
Bishop Museum's testimony to better reflect the current status of
the relationship between the University of Hawaii and the Bishop
Museum.  As amended, this measure requires the University of
Hawaii and the Bishop Museum to formalize and strengthen their

 
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collaboration to enable both institutions to maintain a high
standard of excellence in research.  Further, as amended, this
measure requires the University of Hawaii and the Bishop Museum
to submit a report reviewing current areas of collaboration and
proposed areas of collaboration to the Legislature prior to the
next legislative session.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.C.R. No. 176, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached
hereto as S.C.R. No. 176, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



                                   ______________________________
                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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