STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1224

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 146

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Higher Education, International Affairs and the Arts, and Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 146 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PHILIPPINES-HAWAII TOURISM COLLEGE STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM COMPACT,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii to establish a student exchange compact between the University of Hawaii System and the University of Northern Philippines College of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the Ilocos Sur Community College Tourism Management Program.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Consulate General of the Republic of the Philippines Honolulu and two individuals.  Your Committees received comments on this measure from the University of Hawaii System.

 

     Your Committees find that a well-established, historical relationship exists between Hawaii and the Philippines, including legislative action in 1985 that established Hawaii's first sister-state relationship with the Philippines, with the Province of Ilocos Sur.  Your Committees further find that Ilocos Sur Community College has an established tourism management program and the University of Northern Philippines has a college of hospitality and tourism management.  Your Committees additionally find that the University of Hawaii System, through the Manoa School of Travel Industry Management, the hospitality and tourism programs of University of Hawaii West Oahu, and participating community colleges have the opportunity to become exemplary programs in hospitality, tourism, and transportation management by pursuing opportunities such as a student exchange program compact with schools in the Philippines.  Your Committees appreciate the University of Hawaii's support for a Philippines-Hawaii tourism college student exchange program and recognize that implementation of such a program at the University will take some time.

 

     Your Committees have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education, International Affairs and the Arts, and Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 146, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 146, S.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education, International Affairs and the Arts, and Economic Development, Tourism, and Technology,

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

 

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KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair

 

 

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GLENN WAKAI, Chair