STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO.1173-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2184

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2184, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enable the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) to conduct agricultural research, outreach, and agribusiness development activities by appropriating an unspecified amount of funds for:

(1) Continued research and development of high-value agricultural products, biotechnology research and development, and the creation and adoption of agricultural management practices that protect Hawaii's environment; and

(2) The development of the agribusiness incubator initiative.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Maui County Farm Bureau, Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company, Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Kilauea Agronomics, Limited Liability Company, Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers, Hawaii Forest Industry Association, Tropical Hawaiian Products, Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association, Green Point Nurseries, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, and Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference tesified in support of this bill. Hawaiian Host, Inc. supported the intent of this measure. CTAHR, UH, and the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2184, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

		____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair