HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 416 Draft 01 1988-1992COUNTY OF HAVIC.At1a:';~S.TATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION No. 416 92
WHEREAS, the Hilo Branch, or Hilo Campus, was created under
the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the late 1940's to provide
higher education to the residents of the Big Island and the State
of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo was created in 1970
as a separate and individual university under the State of
Hawaii's university system; and
WHEREAS, initially, in 1969, the Board of Regents of the
University of Hawaii opposed the creation of a separate University
of Hawaii for Hilo; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Regents reversed their position after an
overwhelming display of support by the community residents of the
Big Island; and
WHEREAS, recently, the athletic program, the four year nursing
program, the College of Agriculture and the University Park for
Research and Technology, were established, once again, thru the
direction and efforts of the community amidst the lack of support
of the university administration and the Board of Regents; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Regents, whose headquarters is on Oahu,
only meets once a year in Hilo and focuses the majority of its
attention around the Manoa campus of the University of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo has played a vital
role in the economic development of the Big Island, surpassing the
contributions of the papaya, sugar and other agricultural
industries; and
WHEREAS, the community feels that it would be more
economically beneficial for the state to establish a separate and
autonomous university system, with its own board of regents, to
serve the higher education needs for the state; and
WHEREAS, 'The Supporters of the Hawaii State University", was
formed as a community organization to support and develop this
separate university system; and
WHEREAS, there is existing legislation in both chambers of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, to provide for the
establishment of the Hawaii State University in Hilo. Now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
supports the efforts of the community in creating a separate
university to continue the economic development of Hawaii and
further provide higher education for the state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii
transmit copies of this resolution to Senator Mike McCartney,
Chairman, Senate Committee on Education; Representative David Y.
Ige, Chairman, House Committee on Higher Education and the Arts;
Senator Andrew Levin; Senator Richard M. Matsuura; Senator Malama
Solomon; Representative Jerry L. Chang; Representative.Harvey S.
Tajiri; Representative Wayne C. Metcalf; Representative Dwight Y.
Takamine; Representative Virginia Isbell; Representative Mike
O'Kieffe; the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii; Al
Simone, President, University of Hawaii; Edward Rormondy,
Chancellor, University of Hawaii Hilo; the Big Island Business
Council; and Roy Tai See, Chairman, Suppocters of the Hawaii State
University.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 5th day of March 1992.
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the forgoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL
of the County of Hawaii on Mareh 5 , 1 4 9 2
ATTEST:
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UN:. LE K ~ AIRMAN & PRESI ING OFFICER
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ABS EX
ARAKAKI X X
DE LIMA
DOMINGO
HALE
KOKUBUN
LAI
MAKUAKANE X
RUDDLE
SCHUTTE X
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