HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

41

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the department of education to incorporate and implement a drone-instruction curriculum in hawaii's public schools.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, KoleaGold LLC, a majority native Hawaiian-owned company was founded in 2015 with the goal of advancing drone-instruction opportunities in Hawaii, especially among Hawaii's children; and

 

     WHEREAS, KoleaGold LLC is the first in the nation to develop and teach drone instruction in Olelo Hawaii by teaching a drone-instruction curriculum at Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue School; and

 

     WHEREAS, the drone-instruction curriculum at Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue School serves as a source of pride and inspiration to the people of Hawaii; and

 

     WHEREAS, the drone-instruction curriculum at Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue School helps students develop valuable skills in science, technology, aeronautics, engineering, and mathematics and should be considered part of the Department of Education's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum; and

 

     WHEREAS, KoleaGold LLC's mission of applying Hawaiian principles and concepts to generate a new framework for students' scientific, technological, engineering, aeronautical, mathematical, and cultural understanding by advancing knowledge of technology transfer deserves support; and

 

     WHEREAS, the drone-instruction curriculum at Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue School has the goal of increasing the number of students who seek and attain certification under Part 107 rules of the Federal Aviation Administration; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to incorporate and implement a drone-instruction curriculum in Hawaii's public schools; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Kumu Baba Yim is recognized for initiating the ground-breaking pilot program at Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue School and working with KoleaGold LLC in the innovative new drone-instruction curriculum; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Education, and the Principal of Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Anuenue School.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

KoleaGold LLC; Drone-instruction Curriculum; Department of Education