STAND. COM. REP. NO. I SS4
Honolulu, Hawaii
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RE: s.R. No. 72
s.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred
S.R. No. 72 entitled:
”SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONVENE
A WORKING GROUP TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
MARITIME COLLEGE AND TO ESTABLISH A MARITIME COLLEGE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
University of Hawaii to convene a working group to create a plan
for the establishment of a maritime college and to establish a
maritime college.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
University of Hawai‘i System.
Your Committee finds that maritime colleges combine critical
career technical training with the well-rounded curriculum of a
baccalaureate degree program to prepare individuals for maritime
careers. Despite a shortage of mariners in the State, Hawaii does
not have a maritime college. Given that many Hawaii residents
cannot afford to attend college outside of the State, establishing
a state maritime college would increase access to the education
necessary for maritime careers for Hawaii residents and would
allow Hawaii's maritime industry to hire skilled workers from
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within the State, rather than from outside of Hawaii. This
measuretherefore addresses the lack of educational maritime
opportunities in the State to help develop a robust, highly
skilled local mariner workforce.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting legislative findings suggesting that this body
considers all offshore energy production to be marine
energy; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
purposes of clarity and consistency.
affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
As
Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 72,
as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form
attached hereto as S.R. No. 72, S.D. l.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Higher Education,
DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair
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 The Senate
Thiny-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Higher Education
HRE
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
SRWL HRE 3/70/73
D The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:
The Recommendation is:
D Pass, unamended
2312
E Pass, with amendments
2311
D Hold
2310
D Recommit
2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
KIM, Donna Mercado (C) 4/ "
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KIDANI, Michelle N. (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
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KEITH-AGARAN, Gilbert 8.0. /
FEVELLA, Kurt 1/
Recommendation:
ToTA L j a»
Adopted D Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: l- r
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 1 1/30/22