HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 182 Draft 01 2000-2002 COiJN'T`Y ~[.~W`~ A`T` O~ ~[A~I~I`I
Ii~SOLU°I°ION NO.
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE DOCTORATE PROGRAM IN HAWAIIAN AND
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND CULTURE REVITALIZATION, KA HAKA `ULA O
KE`ELIKOLANI (COLLEGE OF HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE), UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT
HILO.
WHEREAS, Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani (College of Hawaiian Language) at the University
of Hawaii at I-Iilo has a national and international reputation for success in the revitalization of the
Hawaiian language and culture, a key component in the identity of the island of Hawaii and our state,
and
WHEREAS, Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani has developed a proposal for a Doctorate program
in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization, and
WIIEREAS, Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani already offers the Master's degree program in
Hawaiian Language and Literature with that Master's degree program being the world's first graduate
program in a Hawaiian Studies field and the world's first graduate program in a Native American
language, and
WHEREAS, the programs of Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani have brought many visitors from
Native American and other indigenous communities from throughout the world, and
WHEREAS, the proposed Doctorate program in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and
Culture Revitalization will be open to enrollment from students interested in the revitalization of
Native American and other indigenous languages outside Hawaii, and
WHEREAS, the course offerings for the Doctorate program also provide the opportunity for
bridge programs for Native American students through a Master's degree in Indigenous Language and
Culture Education and a Certificate in Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization, and
WHEREAS, the Doctorate program in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture
Revitalization s~,~ill be the world's first doctoral program specifically addressing the issue of indigenous
language and culture revitalization, and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo has been recognized nationally as the third best
public liberal arts college in the Western region, and the establishment of these new programs builds
the stature of the University of Hawaii at Hilo as an important intellectual, social and economic
component for the island of I~awai`i, and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo has contributed greatly to the economic well
being of the island of Hawaii by expending $24,761,958 for program expenditures and $17,783,000
for capital improvement project for the fiscal year 1999-2000, which does not include other supporting
industries, and
WHEREAS, in a study conducted by Dr. David L. Hammes, Ph.D. (Professor of Economics)
on May 31, 199, Dr. Hammes concluded that the gross economic impact on the island-wide economy
was approximately $95,000,000, using a regional multiplier of 1.5 in his calculation, and
WHERESAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii has championed for the growth of
University of Hawaii at Hilo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII that it expresses its support for the establishment and appropriate funding of ~e Doctorate
program in Hawaiian and Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization and its feeder program, the
Master's degree program in Indigenous Language and Culture Education and the Certificate in
Indigenous Language and Culture Revitalization at Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani at the University of
Hawaii at Hilo.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of
this resolution to Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano, Senate President Robert Bunda, House Speaker
Calvin K. Y. Say, University of Hawaii Board of Regents, University of Hawaii President Evan S.
Dobelle, University of Hawaii at 1-Iilo Chancellor Rose Y. Tseng, and Ka Haka `Ula O Ke`elikolani
Director Kalena Silva.
Dated at , Hawaii, this day of , 2002.
INTRODUCED BY:
O CIL MEM OUNTY OF HAVv'AI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii ARAKAKI
CHUNG
[hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ELARIONOFF
The vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the JACOBSON
County of Flawai`i on
LEITHEAD-TODD i
PISICCHIO
ATTEST: SAFARIK
TYLER
YAGONG
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. ~