Now, I would tell you that um I think it's really important that we tell this story because it is a Hawaii strength. It's, you know, Hawaii made independence for this country uh over much of the last 250 years and it's going to continue for the next 250. Um, and I'd also say that this is key job opportunity for our kei. So, education should follow the jobs. It's one of the key industries here. Uh, so I thank you for the time and I remain available for questions. >> Thank you very much, Steve. Anyone else wishing to testify? We did get uh 21 testimonies in support, two opposed, and two comments. And with that, members, we are open to questions.
Gets his own rebound and gets the roll for the bucket. [applause] >> Not getting a foul call on that one though, huh? >> Not making friends with the ref tonight. >> Oh, interesting call there. I thought they were going to fly Guo. So, Wolverines lead is 12 with 215 to go. >> And Jacob Ferdig, the third Jacob on the roster, enters the enters the game for Anish. >> Is that a different type of trifecta for you now? You have the all of the Jacobs. >> That's right. You >> kind of say three for Jacob. Another clock or turnover here. And here the Wolverines for once pull up and slow it down. Under two minutes to go in the third quarter. These quick passes out to the out to the wing for three. No good. Deep rebound and B will let this one go out of bounds.
So, as long as you keep it with the with the community colleges and then ask them, you know, can we have monies for certain projects that will encompass and benefit all of the campuses, I think is probably what they would prefer uh at this point. But so if we don't scoop the balances uh or raid the balances or whatever technically kick the balances, then what assurances do we have that you're going to leave the monies with the community colleges? >> Well, I think the important thing to point out first and foremost is the legislation actually sweeps that money back to the that is your own legislation that sends it back to the system. So um and that is not what we're doing at this moment. So, it's an interesting position in which we're having this conversation, but there has been no directive to do that.
Any questions of the DOE? DOE. >> Does not the DOE already have a program? >> Uh, yes. It's um incorporated into our standards and um this is Rosanna Fukura, our social studies specialist and um so she can speak to that. >> Sure. Um, first of all, I really want to say this is an incredibly important topic. I mean, I think everything in social studies is incredibly important. Um, and you know, I I really do. Um, this is something though that I actually worked with the Gopherb Broke National um, education uh, association and with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii to create curricula around the 100th Battalion and the 442nd align directly to our standards. Um, social studies has four required uh credits for graduation and in four courses, modern history of Hawaii, participation in democracy, US history and world history, there are clear opportunities for 442nd 100 um and the larger picture of um Americans of Japanese ancestry um to fit into those standards.
Clocker ball. [cheering] Okay, no press this time from the Wolverines. >> We started to break it a little bit and I think that's what kind of caused them to pull off. >> Bots tries the reverse layup. No good. Out of bounds, but it'll stay clocker ball. There we go. [applause] >> Again, a little surprised here with the shot clock. I thought that B has got it at least got rim there, but no reset on the shot clock. Quick inbounds pass to Rossy >> looking for some help. Hands off to Cassandra. Double teamed. >> Rossy's got to move. Okay, resetting here. Guo back to Cassandra. Seven on the shot clock. Drives in off a triple team. Front iron and in. >> Cassandra on the board now. >> Clockers down by 10. Last minute of play in the third quarter. pass got tipped once or twice there but stayed with the Wolverines.
Uh, I mean, again, candidly, I'm not sure what the benefit is of sitting on money that's not being productively employed for the benefit of all of our students. uh the way that we the way I can just say for me personally but my entire team we are interested in serving students whether they sit at the community college or Monoa it is not to benefit one campus but it is to provide an equivalency in terms of support for the students across every campus and candidly sometimes the allocations that come out of the legislature create imbalances in that which you're entirely legit you know that is entirely legitimate but it doesn't erase the need on the campus. So at this moment there's absolutely no intention of raiding the community colleges in any sense for for the benefit of Monoa and uh as part of the good faith of that as you know we are splitting my position from the community uh I'm sorry from Monoa into just the system for exactly that purpose because there is this churn and there is this concern that if I sit in both of these positions it creates some favoritism toward one.
And in fact in um modern history of Hawaii um there is a particular standard. So without getting into the whole um structure of our standards but we do um highlight certain uh certain topics that we feel are especially important to be taught and um offer resources around them. And with modern history of Hawaii, very specifically we have written in our standards the 442nd and the 100th. But that's not the only place that we um highlight that curricula. We um also in US history and in world history um we bring that forward. US history we definitely talk about the 442nd but in world history we have identified standards um where this curricula is it would fit very very well. So we also have many resources we welcome more we collect resources um specifically around these topics that are available to teachers statewide >> questions. Yes. What grade level will this be taught at?
>> Drives baseline draws the foul from Rossy. That was Liriano Alejandro going back to the line and for Rossy that should be his second. And it is. >> Yeah, he has found that rhythm on those free throws. >> Might be time to foul somebody else. >> Well, he's >> four straight free throws. >> No, he's an aggressive driver and he's making shots. So, >> his last five points have all been on free throws. Final 50 seconds of play in the third quarter. Clockers down again by 12. >> Quick pass to Ferdig. Out to Cassandra. Give and go. Ferdig fires it up. No good. Rebound Wolverines. And quickly into transition. One on three. >> One on all of the Ashley team. [laughter] >> Here's a wideopen three. Front iron. No good. But rebound and fouled. >> That was 33. Sheamus Ganon with the rebound. He'll head to the line to shoot too.
So, you know what I can assure this body is that is absolutely not the intent of anything we've done and this is really these are fears that are being articulated as opposed to a response to any action that we've taken. >> Well, I I appreciate that and I agree with you. I think the one of the problems and for me having been chair I've never really saw what each campus has and if I knew that they have a balance then when they come in and ask us for positions here positions there monies for this then I could have said hey you've got a $39 million balance sitting in your community college why aren't you tapping that but because it's not been reported to us as such that I don't have that ability but now that we're getting that information I know exactly what the community college and when they come into us then I'm going to ask them what are you doing with your balances because I agree we shouldn't be sitting on you know anything >> and we will make that information available.
>> So, uh, high school, it's world history, US history, participation, democracy, modern history, boy. And they can be the it's up to schools to depend on which um grades that they will be teaching, but it would be 9th, 10th, um, and 11th usually. >> Thank you. I think it's an important, uh, um, lesson to be taught. because absolutely >> my my father >> was part of this battalion >> and he never wanted to tell his story. >> So we don't know the truth. >> Thank you. Thank you, Senator. Any other questions? Members, um Mashi, would you come forward? Are you aware of what's being taught now? >> I am very aware of this. uh what they spoke about is the gopher group broke national education center in Los Angeles collaborated with the JCC and my understanding is that it hasn't been rolled out or you know each principal can decide what they want to do and my understanding is that this important story isn't being done because it's a voluntary thing they can choose whether or not to do it but in other places like in California for decades they have it mandated that every kid needs to understand what happened with incarceration.
So they did in fact find a new Wolverine to foul. and Basis picks up his second. >> Other than the Wolverines being in the bonus for at least the next 27.7 seconds, Clocker is not really in foul trouble tonight with one player, just Sabadini with as many as three fouls. Ganon hits his first free throw. He gets on the scoreboard. >> Owen came in. >> Okay, Owen for Ferdig. >> [cheering] >> again knocks them both down. >> Yeah, it was a tough one. Yeah. >> So, Wolverines will take over under the clocker basket. 27.7 seconds to go. [cheering] >> Verdig checks right back in. >> Wolren heads out. Some offensive defensive switch here. looks that way. >> Deep inbounds pass guarded closely at the double team from the guards. >> 22 seconds now. Brady Lipton ends up with the ball guarded by Guyro. Big height differential there.
>> Yeah, we're h we're happy to report it because and that was one of the first questions I had because most of it is reported in the aggregate for the community colleges. That's that concept of a system within a system that creates some tension and some confusion >> honestly. Um so these are all these are all things I'm in complete agreement with you. We need to work toward creating that transparency >> and the community college has to be accountable as well and there are some some campuses that need it more than others and yes we've we've done that but not looking at what the balance is now that we know there's balances. >> Thank you chair. Um and you know for the university to be able to sit on this excessive amount of funds indefinitely without any oversight could also be very problematic as well.
Now, here in Hawaii, we were attacked. And when I talk to kids and I ask them who is Daniel Kinoi, they say, "Oh, I don't know. It's somebody they named the airport after." That means that we are not doing a good job. And for people, you know, people of color sitting here, you wouldn't be sitting here if it wasn't for what these guys did 80 years ago. 9981, President Truman, 1948, desegregated the military because of what these men did. It started right here in Hawaii with the one pukau puka. These kids need to have heroes and this is a hero right here. And they look like us. there are people of color and really um like I said I'm retired I retired from Verizon I don't need to be doing this but you know like Senator Hidani I mean this is a very very important story and I feel that the values you know when you look at them breaking through the Gothic line when nobody else could for six months and instead of going the slloy side where everybody kept doing the same thing they called in 100 442 and they said, you know, we're not going to do the same thing.
Down to 13 seconds now. Clocker trying to apply a little bit of pressure. Open in the corner. Laniano no good. Rossi with the rebound, tries to dribble out, and that'll do it for the end of the third quarter. The Wolverines now lead 43-29. So, it was an encouraging second quarter for the Clocker, Scott. Not so much here in the third. >> No, but you have to look at a little bit different. We scored 16 points that that quarter, last two quarters, you know, only had 13 in the first half. So, they definitely turned it up. Yes, we're they picked up an extra four on us from uh in this quarter, but >> I like the way that you're thinking. >> We're not doing this overall score. We're just doing this is it is that called skins in when you play in golf when you just calculate the number of holes you win, right?
So I think the transparency is good. I think the accountability is good and I apologize for misspeaking but the reporting in addition to what the strategic plan on these excessive funds um I I think is important for you folks to lead in this initiative to bring this information for us rather than have to propose a bill and then get the conversation started and then get these reportings. So understood and as for the I mean that is why we specifically did not ask for funding this year except for two things where the state investment was a critical component of it. We have to manage our money internally. Uh I don't want anybody to ask me for a dime when they have a dollar in their hand and I feel the same as we come to you and ask for funding. We need to get our house in order.
That's insanity to keep doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. So they had the hundth go down up the slopey side as a decoy and then the third battalion went down like imagine going from the poly lookout to Puka Bridge. I mean they they went down to the bottom and then climbed up like a 85 degree cliff and they surprised the Germans from both sides. They broke through the Gothic line and this 100 442 ended the war in Europe like one month later on May 8, 1945. And these are things that our kids need to be very proud of. We need heroes and unless you mandate it like they have in other states and you know that you know there's a push to be you know Asian hate crimes and we but again I don't want to get into this DEI thing but you know these guys could be chartreuse but they are the most decorated in US military history.
So, if we win the fourth quarter, then it's a tie >> and we're going to take that. >> Um so, it's really all we need is just to win this quarter by one point. >> Okay. I I really appreciate it when an announcer can bring in an analogy from a different sport. So, good work there. >> Yeah. And I'm not even sure if that's the right analogy. So, [laughter] could have just been making that up. >> Sure. Well, you know, we can always open that up to uh our live audience here on YouTube if uh if you want to chime in here if Scott got that golf analogy correct. Happy to hear from you. It's a great Friday night hoops here in Ashland. Season finale for the Clockers. And Scott, before we get underway here in the fourth quarter, just want to check in one more time.
And what I can tell you is there are many initiatives which I think we've shared with you in terms of really significant investments in AI etc. that the reason you don't have a list in front of you of those expenditures is because that's still being put together. Um I'm happy to share those with you as we put those. But you know the the effect of this bill isn't just to take that money. It is to handcuff the university forever from being able to spend any type of balance that carries over for long range planning for debt service. So there very very significant implications to this particular bill as written. Uh and there's many things that we can do to be more you know more forthcoming so you know what's happening. >> Yeah. >> Senator question. So I I think your point is well taken but I think if if you look at what we're faced with right I think when you see this big balance and and you know there hasn't been much details I think you're formulating it but I think we have to react because we we we really want to see some action with this this this balance right and I think to me part part of what I'm hoping that you will do and you will take a look at is assure us that there will be a policy shift and hopefully the the chair of the regent you know is here and so he overly understands is that the board if your 16% is what you you know is if that's the base fine okay that's the region's policy but I hope you institute another policy to really give campuses guidance on what they should be carrying over right I think in DOE it's like 5% great you know that's all they get and and if you don't if you exceed the 5% then we're going to take it or you know so so at least but at least you're showing you know I I understand you on a spending plan but part of it is how do we stop this from happening in the future future right and I think that's that's the bottom line >> we are totally in alignment the challenge is of course there is the concern that if I do take that money right that is what's occasion >> that's why you need a policy right >> but it's more than a policy it's the ability of chancellors to envision forward strategy for their campuses so that is accountability that I am imposing upon them that you don't just come for example once a year to show me your numbers but to show me the investment and the mentality so that if there are investments that they need that exceed their balances.
It has nothing to do with the AsianAmerican thing. I mean, it's a even a more compelling story because they had to overcome so many obstacles, but just in and of itself, it's an American elite war story and there's so many values that go along with it. That's what I'm very passionate about. We can also >> Sorry for going on. >> Thank you very much. Can DOE come back on? So is this voluntary? Is this inclusion of >> this? The standards are not voluntary. Um how they how they meet the standards um may vary. So >> can you elaborate on that? >> So what we do is correct. The standards are not voluntary. That's something that governs every school. Um and I'm sure you've looked at some of our standards. So they can be rather specific. But when we developed um the new standards actually 2018, not that long or not that new, but um we did work with content experts in the field um so from universities in Hawaii um on the continent etc.
Can you tell us a little bit more about the Ashlin Business Association? maybe like how local businesses who are interested who don't know much about the ABA can uh get involved or learn more. >> Yeah. And it and it's not just about people in our ABA, right? So, you know, we're meeting with the town um I think St. Patrick's Day we're going to be doing that meeting with some town leadership and we're inviting all businesses in Nashville to come to that. >> Um and the cool thing is they can just talk, right? Just talk to people on the select board, talk to town manager, just have some conversations, see what's going on, what's in the plans, what's what's new, what's coming. um voice some concerns they may have to have. Um and if they want to join the ABA, we'd love to have them. You know, it's only $125 a year.