STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1704-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.R. No. 248

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 314 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REVIEW AND REPORT ON THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF OBSERVATORY SITES ON THE SUMMIT OF MAUNA KEA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to protect the environmental and cultural aspects of Mauna Kea while maintaining and enhancing its scientific importance by requesting the University of Hawaii (UH) to review and report on the long-term development of observatory sites on the summit of Mauna Kea.

UH and the UH Institute for Astronomy testified in support of this resolution.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy is be responsible for conducting the review and preparing the report to the Legislature; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 248, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 248, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair