STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1053-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.R. No. 103

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 103 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A POLICY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF A PEDAGOGY OF ALOHA IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR IMPROVED LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Board of Education (BOE) to:

 

     (1)  Adopt a policy for the integration of a pedagogy of            aloha in public schools for improved learning in the 21st      century; and

 

     (2)  Observe the "Decade of Aloha" by implementing                  appropriate programs and activities that promote the               awareness of native Hawaiian culture and encourage and         practice of a pedagogy of aloha in public schools              statewide. 

 

     Kamehameha Schools, Halau Lokahi Public Charter School, Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Kai Makana Foundation, Na Lei Naauao Native Hawaiian Charter School Alliance, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  BOE offered comments. 

 

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the clause that requests BOE to observe the               "Decade of Aloha;"

 

     (2)  Including the following individuals among those to             receive a certified copy of this concurrent resolution:

 

          (A)  President of Hawaii Pacific University;

 

          (B)  President of Chaminade University;

 

          (C)  Dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa

              (UH-Manoa) College of Education;

 

          (D)  Dean of the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH-Hilo)             College of Education;

 

          (E)  Director of the UH-Manoa Hawaiian Studies Program;

 

          (F)  Director of the UH-Hilo Hawaiian Studies Program;              and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 103, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 103, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair