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DOCUMENT- RESUME EU 248 297 44. UD 023 781 TITLE Pacific BasinEducai.onand He alth IskUes. Heariqg 94. before a Subcommittee of theCommittee on Appropriations, United States Senates Ninety-Eighth J Congress, Setond Session. SpecialHearing. ISTITUTION press of the U.S., Washington, D.C.Senate ,)- ittee on Appropriations. REPORT NO demHrg. 98-804 -PUB DATE: 8 NOTE 3 Some, sections may be marginallylegible due to s!na 1 print. PUB TYPE ' Legal /Legislative /Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC1g Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS. Educailonal,Objectives; Educat=ional OPportunities& Elementary Secondary Education; Federal-Aid; *Government Role; Health Conditions; HdalthPrograms; Health Services; *Pacific Americans; Postsecondary Education; *Public Health; Public Policy;*Social I Problems; Social Services - . IDENTIFIERS *Hawai4 *Pacific Islands . r ... , -..., ABSTRACT '- , education.and health This l*ook contains testimony on _ issues to the Pacific Basin from ahearing conducted by sa subcommittee of"the U.S. Senate Committee onAppropriations in- January 1984. The emphasis;throughout, is on .identifying social problems andinding ways the Federal government canasisist in solving them. Papers included were readby' members or reikesentptives . vf the Hawaii State Department ofEddiation, the University of Hawaii, the East/West Center, the HaWaii StateDepagment of Health, the Pacific Postsecondary EducationCouncil, the Pacific Baein Regional Educational Laboratory, the Office ofHawaiian Affairs, Alu Like, Inc.., the Native Hawaiiall,SilucaltionCommission, the territor/ of Guam, the qpmmonwealth of theIlort'hern Mariana Iplands,.and the Kwajalein Atoll. (KH) . .. 4 *******************************************;*************************** be made Reproductions 'supplied by. EDRS are the best that can' * from the original dosument. *********7*******************************A**************************** If t S. ..t. 9,8-804 PACIFICBASIN EDUCATIONEDUCATION,AND HEALTH h ITS 0 f 3 HEARING BBFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF T COMMITTEE QN APPBOPIATIONS liegITED STATES S ATE .NINETY-EIGHTH cON RE SS SECONDSESSiON . SPECIAL HE Printed for the use of the Use cin ApprepriatiOtwa a us. P1PAKTMT OF toucanoos NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION a CENTER (ERIC/ .01°5:ei do-cream has Lion raplockoad So r received from tho parson or organization ohmahng n. Mena changes have [teen maids to =prows rearaduchon Qualm Points of vow or opines*, stated an this docu- ment do not necessanh roiresentoffIcasINIE position at pohcV. 0cs 82482 0 f. MI6 .4 or 4 a , COMMITTEE OF APPROPRIATIONS, Suscombirrrgs ON DRPAWISIONTS OF LABOR, HICALTH 'AND HUMAN SgRVICOR, EDUCATION, AND RRIATBD Aomencs . Lower, P. WRICKER, die.. Coautectinnt,&Inman MARK O. 'HATFIELD, Megan WILLIAM PROXMIRE. Wiananain TED STEVENS, Alaska ROBERT ,C. EYED. Wed Virginia MARK ANDREWS, North Dakota ERNEST F.. HOLLINGS, South Carolina WARREN RUDMAN, New Hampshire THOMAS F. Eacuzrorl. Miegouri ARLEN SPECTER. Pennsylvania LAWTON' MILES, Florida JAMES A. MeCLURE, Idaho N. SURDIOK, North Dakota PETE V. DOMENIC% New Mexico DK.INOUYE. Hawaii . , Maiority Professional Staff ., CiAtRaA imam*, GAR iCAGAN0WK21, RINI POST= SNRRRAN, CAROL ORTBOA, JAM 4 Souawom. and &WIN BONOARD Minority Profirstional Staff Tom TAN nia VOORT Nil MARION B. Mown . Adnsinistratise Support . , %tar L. Mou-srmusto, NANCY C. Amissomer: PATRICIA F. FaLaiT, and Boa*RA L. Rname 1 (II) p t. 01, CONTENTS TUESDAY, JANUARt 17, 1984 Post Hawaii State Department of Education 1 University of Hawaii: Education issues ,.. 51 East/West Center ., ... 123 THURSPAY: JANUARY 19, 1%4 t v, Hawaii State Department of Health 151 Pacific Postsecpndary Education Council.. 197' Territorial representatives 2/2 Pacific Basin Regional Educational Laboratory ......... ........ ........................ ...... ..... ........ 269 Office of Hawaiian Affairs . Alu Lpte, Inc . /46 Native Hawaiian Education Ccsinnission. .,- 295 University of Hawaii: Health issues 311 fill) $ a. a. 4 er rr .01 4 7, fb. PACIFIC BASIN EDUCATIONAND HEALTH,ISSUES TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1984 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR, HEALTH ANDHUMAN SERVICES. AND EDUCATION. AND RELATEDAGENCIES, COMMI1 ILI. ON APPROPRIATIONS. Honolulu, Hawaii The sub66mrhittee met at 9 a.m.. in.the Pacific room, Jefferson Hall, the EastrWest Center, Honolulu,Hawaii. Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (chairman) presiding. `,) Present: Senators Weicker and Inouye. - C. HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT.OF EDUCATION STATEMENTS OF: NOBORU YONAMINE,CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF EDUCATION. HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DR. NANCY FOON YOUNG, MEMBER,BOARD OF EDUCATION, HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DR. DONNIS THOMPSON.SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, STATE OF HAWAII CARL SAKATA, BUDGET SPECIALIST,OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTEN- DENT. HAWAft STATE DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION MILES KAWATACHI, EDUCATIONALDIRECTOR, SPECIAL NEEVS BRANCH, HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENTOF EDUCATION MOSS IKEDA, EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST,COMPENSATORYEDI3CA. DON. SPECIAL NEEDS BRANCH,HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT' OF EDUCATION DR. LAWRENCE INABA, EDUCATIONALDIRECTOR,OAPATIONALDE- VELOP I AND STUDENT SERYICES. BRANCH,HAWAII STATE DE- .PARTM )1+ OF EDUCATION RICHARD PORT, ACTINGEDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND CONTINUINGEDUCATION STANCH, HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DR. EVELYN KLINCKMANN,ASSISTANT SUPEII1NTENDENT, OFFICE OF IN'STRUCT'IONALSERVICES.HAWAIII STATE DEPARTMENT -(1F. "EDUCATION HAROLDEEN WAKIDA, PRESIDENT,'HAWAII STATE TEACHERS ASSO- CIATION 41) . '147 2 e` Senator WEJCKER. It's a great pleasure to join all of you in your beautiffil State and enjoy ypur hospitality, and have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas. These hearings on health and education issues affecting the Pacific Basin were requested last spring by my good friend and colleague, your senior Senator, Dan Inouye. I want to say that there is probably no individual in the U.S. Se for whom I have greater admiration. Dan and I go back quite a during some of the4more critical moments in recent history, and since that time we've developed the closesi of working relationships in terms of the matters that affect all citizens of this Nation. I think you should know that in terms of respect for the person, fot the perceptiveness and the compassion of the man, no Senator in the United States ranigfhigher in'the esteem of his colleagues. How we fare with thconstituents as a whole sometimes is a matter of public rela- tions. Flow you fare among your colleagues, that's the toughest judg- ment of all, and Dan rides.at the top of the list, not only in the Deme- cratic ranks, but among Republican Senators, and certaiply insofar as this Republican Senator is concerned. In Washington we have long been aware of the strategic importance of this region. However the defense interest is not only the only matter with which we've concerned ourselves. .Due largely to the efforts of Senator Inouye, attention has been brought to the unique pLoblems and- special needs of the residents of the Pacific Basin in health care, educa- tion, and social welfare. We know, for example, that the native Hawaiians have a cancer rate higher than any other group, -and,vie are concerned that native Hawai- ians constitute a higher percentage of those needing treatment for alco- holism. Wf understand that diStance, climate, aftd cultural ,differences create a number of problems in health care delivery thrcnighouf th re- gion. And we realize that among the most pressing problems is man- power, both in your health care and educational systems. The talents. of your Senator are many, but one may only look at the reports of the Senate Appropriations Committee Over the last several years to realize that his powers'ofpersuasion are great. Within the last ,year alone COngress has provided a 27- percent increase .in the Federal payments to the support of Hansen:s Disease Center in Kalaupapr, pro- vided an appropriation to establish a rehabilitation, research, and train- ing program: maintained the territorial teacher training program: di- rected the Department of Heald and Human Services to provide spe- cial attention to,-and study the cancer rate and alcohol problems :of na- tive Hawaiians, and created a special provision in the appropriations act to recognize Hawaii's unique edOcational system for the ,purposes of impact aid. In addition, as a result of the efforts of Dan,Ithe Department of Health and Human Services has established a special task force to d- am* and report to'the Congress on the health needs of' the Pacific------., ...Basin, including public health, ,education, administration, manpower, and delivery of services. These hearings allow us the opportimity tobring together in one place those most familiar with the range ofissues with which we must deal and to establish a base fnxii.which toexamine the Department's efforts with respect to this special task force.. And last but not least, although mystaff is too tactful to include in 'my prepared remarks, thebuilding that we're sitting. in right now, is probabstanding because of Dan. I did my best to goahead and elim- inate fu ng for it over, the years.He would* let me, and I'm glad he didn't. A in all the things that I've cited and all theexperiences I've had, no m could represept his constituents better. I thank y all for havilig me to your State, it's thefirst visit for me, and one thatve, looked forward to for along time. t Senator? Senator INOUYE. Needless to say, I'moverwhelmed by the 'warm. words of my chairman. I want the record to showthat I .did not draft

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