STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1415

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 231

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on International Affairs and Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 231 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO INVOLVE STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HAWAII AND STUDENTS IN THE PROVINCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES WITH WHICH THE STATE HAS STATE-PROVINCE RELATIONSHIPS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Education (DOE) to establish a student exchange program between Hawaii's public schools and schools in the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines with which Hawaii has state-province relationships.

The Ilocos Surian Association of Hawaii and the Oahu Filipino Community Council supported this measure. DOE supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by replacing all references to the word "establish" with the word "support".

 

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on International Affairs and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 231, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 231, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on International Affairs and Education,

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair

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HELÉNE H. HALE, Chair