THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Senator Kaiali‘i Kahele, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Chair

Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 9, 2017

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224 [Deleted on 2/7/17]

Conference Room 414 [Added on 2/7/17]

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

SB 848

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaiian language university college as an autonomous entity within the University of Hawaii system to be located at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.  Implements an indigenous university college model by transferring the University of Hawaii at Hilo Hawaiian language college's rights, duties, powers, and functions to the Hawaiian language university college.  Mandates the Hawaiian language university college and University of Hawaii at Hilo to enter into a memorandum of agreement by the end of the 2017-2018 academic year to establish shared operations and administration.

 

HRE/HWN, WAM

[Deleted on 02-06-17]

SB 848

      Proposed SD1

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

Expands the Hawaiian language college’s functions. Establishes a five year Hawaiian language medium general education coursework pilot project. Supports the development of an implementation plan for Hawaiian language instruction throughout the University of Hawaii system. Makes appropriations. (Proposed SD1)

 

Copies of the proposed SD 1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

 

HRE/HWN, WAM

[Measure added on 02-06-17]

SB 560

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i to translate the Hawai‘i state constitution into the Hawaiian language.

 

HWN/HRE, JDL/WAM

SB 1294

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGHER EDUCATION.

Establishes an undergraduate health sciences academy at the University of Hawaii to increase recruitment and retention of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and first generation college students.  Makes an appropriation.

 

HWN/HRE, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Chair

 

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Senator Kaiali'i Kahele

Chair