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Senate panels pass resolutions backing East–West Center after alumni testimony
Summary
Two Senate committees voted to pass SCR 178 and SR 148 endorsing the East–West Center after alumni and business advocates described the center's role in international exchange, mentoring and economic ties to Hawaii.
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts and the Senate Committee on Higher Education voted March 20 to adopt SCR 178 and SR 148, resolutions endorsing the East–West Center and requesting continued support for the center.
Supporters told the committees the center has long played a role in international exchange, education and local workforce development. Pat Louie, a former East–West Center grantee and president of the East–West Center alumni association, told the committees the…
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