HI SCR132

Requests the University of Hawaii at Hilo to establish a formal association with the RISE 21st Century After School Program serving disadvantaged youth ages 8-18 in Keaukaha/Panaewa Hawaiian Homes Communities.

RISE ("Revealing Individual Strengths for Excellence") aims to serve Native Hawaiian youth ages 12-17 through mentoring, individual success plans, and Hawaiian cultural practices such as lua (balance discipline) and hoe wa'a (canoe paddling).

Requests the University of Hawaii at Hilo to include sufficient funding for the RISE program in its budget.

Identifies potential partnership opportunities between UH Hilo programs (Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hawaiian Language College, College of Agriculture, counseling psychology, and planned engineering programs) and the RISE after school program through internships and collaborations.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo and the RISE 21st Century After School Program.