STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1486

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 110

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 110, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO GIVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL CANDIDATES WHEN HIRING FOR EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to promote employment of local residents and reduce the costs of recruitment for certain job openings at the University of Hawaii.

 

     More specifically, this measure requests the Board of Regents and the President of the University of Hawaii to give preference to local candidates when hiring for executive personnel positions at the University of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the University of Hawaii System.

 

     Your Committee finds that the University of Hawaii has a history of hiring candidates who reside out of state to fill executive positions within the University.  Recently, the University hired a search firm for a fee of up to $90,000 to find a new Athletic Director.  Your Committee further finds that there may be qualified and talented individuals who reside within or have strong ties to the State and could fill executive positions but have been overlooked by the University because of its penchant for hiring individuals from out of state. 

 

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 110, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair