Bill Text: HI SR116 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Urging The University Of Hawaii West Oahu To Establish Baccalaureate Degree Programs In Agricultural Technology, Food Science, And Education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-22 - Certified copies of resolutions sent. [SR116 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2023-SR116-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	116
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WEST OAHU TO ESTABLISH BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, FOOD SCIENCE, AND EDUCATION.

 

 

     WHEREAS, there is a need for more baccalaureate degree programs at the University of Hawaii West Oahu; and

 

     WHEREAS, there is also a need for agricultural technology and food technology programs in leeward and central Oahu; and

 

     WHEREAS, the majority of the State's farmers are nearing the age of retirement, and without new farmers, food production in the State will decline; and

 

     WHEREAS, to increase the number of new farmers in the State, the State needs agricultural technology and food technology programs that introduce new technologies and products into the agricultural industry; and

 

     WHEREAS, new technologies will capture the attention of students who have expressed interest in farming through their participation in the National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, in the State's public schools; and

 

     WHEREAS, there is also a need for teaching programs in leeward and central Oahu; and

 

     WHEREAS, more teachers who are willing to work in rural areas are needed in schools located in leeward and central Oahu and on the North Shore of Oahu, with the highest need being along the leeward coast; and

 

     WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii West Oahu is accredited to offer baccalaureate degree programs; and

 

     WHEREAS, new programs at the University of Hawaii West Oahu can become extensions for interested students enrolled at other University of Hawaii campuses where similar programs are not offered; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the University of Hawaii West Oahu is urged to establish baccalaureate degree programs in agricultural technology, food science, and education; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the President of the University of Hawaii System and Chancellor of the University of Hawaii West Oahu.

Report Title: 

University of Hawaii West Oahu; Agricultural Technology; Food Science; Education; Bachelor's Degrees;