HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.78            
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

  URGING THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
    OF HAWAII TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
    HAWAII AT HILO'S ATHLETIC PROGRAM.



 1        WHEREAS, university athletic programs provide a sense of
 2   identity and pride for its student body; and
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 4        WHEREAS, athletic programs establish a link between the
 5   university and the community; and
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 7        WHEREAS, athletic programs provide an opportunity for
 8   local collegiate athletes to compete at a level higher than
 9   they would otherwise have; and
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11        WHEREAS, university athletic programs provide a boost to
12   local economies by generating income through paid sporting
13   events and accommodating visiting teams and their entourage;
14   and
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16        WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo represents 17.5
17   per cent of the University of Hawaii's undergraduate population
18   yet receive only ten per cent of its budget; and
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20        WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo's Vulcan
21   athletes receive a per diem of $18 compared to University of
22   Hawaii Manoa athletes who receive almost double that amount at
23   $32; and
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25        WHEREAS, the Vulcan athletic program operates a National
26   Collegiate Athletic Association II program that includes seven
27   different sports that may expand to include an additional
28   women's sport, on a budget that is less than a minor sports
29   program at the University of Hawaii Manoa; and
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31        WHEREAS, it was the intent of the Legislature in passing
32   legislation to provide administrative and budgetary autonomy to
33   the University of Hawaii that funding of all programs,
34   including athletic programs would be made equitably and fairly
35   statewide; now, therefore,
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37        BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
38   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
39   of 1999, that the Board of Regents and the President of the

 
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 1   University of Hawaii are strongly urged to provide budgetary
 2   equity to the University of Hawaii at Hilo athletic program by
 3   increasing its funding and providing the program with the
 4   support that it so richly deserves; and
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 6        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
 7   Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of
 8   Regents, the President of the University of Hawaii, the
 9   Chancellor of University of Hawaii at Hilo, and the President
10   of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Vulcan Booster Club.
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