HI HR192

Requests the Department of Education and University of Hawaii System to design programs enabling Hawaii students to develop skills in international peace and conflict resolution.

Emphasizes Hawaii's unique geographic location, cultural heritage, and existing peace-focused institutions like the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as justification for the initiative.

References Hawaii's successful hosting of the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' meeting as evidence of the state's capacity for international engagement.

Directs that certified copies be transmitted to the Board of Education Chairperson, Superintendent of Education, University of Hawaii chancellors, and Board of Regents Chairperson.