STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2585

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2722
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2722, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION
     PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish and fully implement
a Hawaiian language immersion program in the Department of
Education.

     Your Committee finds that the Department of Education has
permitted a Hawaiian immersion program for over twelve years,
graduating the first class of seniors in 1999.  The program
created an Operation and Financial Plan in 1998 and is fulfilling
its goal of delivering a quality education in the medium of the
Hawaiian language.  The success of the program should lead to
permanent establishment in the Department, with concomitant
administrative and program support.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2722, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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