STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1419-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.R. No. 146

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 146 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WEST OAHU TO ESTABLISH A GRADUATE-LEVEL INFORMATION ASSURANCE PROGRAM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide students at the University of Hawaii with advanced education and training in cybersecurity by urging the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering to establish an Information Assurance Program.  

 

     Secure DNA supported this measure.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa provided comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 146 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

		____________________________ SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair