HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

178

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO TRANSFER THE OLD KEANAE SCHOOL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, Keanae is a small east Maui village inhabited by primarily native Hawaiians who grow taro in ancient loi kalo; and

 

     WHEREAS, the old Keanae school was the last one-room school in the State before closing its doors to its remaining students, who ranged from kindergarten to third grade, in the fall of 2005; and

 

     WHEREAS, for almost a century since the school opened, the school served not only as a class room but a community center and rallying place for the residents of Keanae; and

 

     WHEREAS, Keanae school was added to the Hawaii register of historic places on June 2, 1992, and to the federal register of historic places on June 30, 2000; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to transfer the old Keanae school and all improvements thereon to the Department of Land and Natural Resources; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is requested to meet with representatives of the Keanae community to develop plans for the future appropriate uses of Keanae school so that it may continue to serve the Keanae community; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education and the Department of Land and Natural Resources are requested to report on the program of the transfer of Keanae school to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the development of plans for its future use, including findings, recommendations, and any necessary proposed legislation, to the Legislature not later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2010; 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 Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Keanae School