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29th Legislature, 2018
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Chair

Michelle N. Kidani
Senate District 18
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 228
phone: 808-586-7100
fax: 808-586-7109
senkidani@capitol.hawaii.gov

Vice Chair

Kaiali‘i Kahele
Senate District 1
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 213
phone: 808-586-6760
fax: 808-586-6689
senkkahele@capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Donovan M. Dela Cruz	Donna Mercado Kim
Will Espero

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The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to early education, including the Hawai‘i P-20 Initiative, public schools, continuing education, and the public libraries.

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EDU Measures Scheduled for Hearing (Current Notices)

No Hearings Scheduled

EDU Measures in 2018

Measure and Title
SB16 RELATING TO MARIJUANA.
SB196 RELATING TO ARTS PROGRAMS.
SB252 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB495 RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE JUVENILE EDUCATION.
SB621 RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
SB770 RELATING TO STUDENT PRIVACY.
SB777 RELATING TO STUDENT INFORMED CONSENT.
SB818 RELATING TO STUDENT INFORMED CONSENT.
SB1285 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2072 RELATING TO STUDENT INFORMED CONSENT.
SB2076 RELATING TO THE P-20 AGRICULTURE EDUCATION WORKING GROUP.
SB2080 RELATING TO STANDARDIZED TESTING.
SB2091 RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION.
SB2105 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2238 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB2241 RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
SB2274 RELATING TO HOME SCHOOLING.
SB2307 RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
SB2308 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2310 RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
SB2311 RELATING TO SCHOOL IMPACT FEES.
SB2323 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2379 RELATING THE TRANSFER OF LANDS.
SB2385 RELATING TO SCHOOL RECESS.
SB2386 RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCHTIME.
SB2388 RELATING TO STUDENT HEALTH.
SB2389 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SB2410 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SB2411 RELATING TO HEAT ABATEMENT.
HB2049 HD1 RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SB2465 RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCHTIME HOURS.
SB2495 RELATING TO THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN KIHEI.
SB2505 RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS.
SB2532 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
HB2139 HD1 RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION.
SB2542 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2545 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2546 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
SB2547 RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
HB2156 HD2 RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
SB2606 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB2196 HD1 RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS.
SB2855 RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.
SB2889 RELATING TO EDUCATION.
SB2895 RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL.
SB2907 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SB2920 RELATING TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT.
SB3003 RELATING TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH.
SB3060 RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
SCR71 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR A PARCEL IN THE NANAKULI-WAI‘ANAE COMPLEX AREA THAT WOULD INCLUDE AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER AND OTHER FEATURES.
SR41 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A MASTER PLAN FOR A PARCEL IN THE NANAKULI-WAI‘ANAE COMPLEX AREA THAT WOULD INCLUDE AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER AND OTHER FEATURES.
SCR130 REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PATSY MINK EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION ACT AND THE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS DATED DECEMBER 20, 2017.
SR79 REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PATSY MINK EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION ACT AND THE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS DATED DECEMBER 20, 2017.
SCR174 REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES AND TRAINING.
SR103 REQUESTING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES AND TRAINING.
SR142 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON UNUTILIZED, LAPSED FEDERAL GRANT REVENUE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Monday, March 2, 2015

SENATORS KIDANI AND SHIMABUKURO VISIT WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOVOLTAIC AIR CONDITIONING SITE

GreenPath Technologies Donates Solar Air Conditioning to Waianae High

I joined Senator Maile Shimabukuro (at left) in a visit to Waianae High School in her Senatorial District to learn about the new installation of a photovoltaic air conditioning system in a classroom there. With us are students, WHS administrators and representatives from GreenPath.

Last week, Sen. Michelle Kidani (Chair of the Senate Education Committee) and Sen. Maile Shimabukuro visited Waianae High School to learn about a solar air conditioning unit donated to the school by GreenPath Technologies, Inc. The company installed the unit on one of the school's portables at the request of Sen. Shimabukuro.

The air conditioning unit is "off the grid," and therefore does not increase the school's electricity bill. This is a key factor, since the majority of HI's schools would require power upgrades, and incur large increases in their electricity bills, if they were to install traditional air conditioning.

This donation comes at a time when the DOE has been tasked to study how best to address the problem of hot classrooms. The DOE is working on a school cooling report, which they will release to the Legislature in the coming months.

For more information about solar air conditioning, visit the "Fahrenheit_73" Facebook page, or www.greenpath-tech.com (Note: GreenPath Technologies, Inc. is an SBA certified Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) Owned 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business).

For more information about the Department of Education's Heat Abatement (classroom cooling program) visit online at: www.hawaiipublicschools.org.

Monday, February 23, 2015

Future Ready Learning presentation to Legislature - February 20, 2015

To scale the Department of Education's digital learning pilot statewide, funds are being sought in the 2015-17 fiscal biennium budget and other sources. The Department briefed a joint session of the Senate and House Committees on Education on February 20 to review results of the 1-to-1 digital device pilot program.

View the Department's presentation

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SENATORS KIDANI AND SHIMABUKURO VISIT WAIANAE HIGH SCHOOL PHOTOVOLTAIC AIR CONDITIONING SITE

Future Ready Learning presentation to Legislature - February 20, 2015