STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1788-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2329

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2329, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for mullet production for fishponds and stock enhancement in the State, including for new positions, equipment, maintenance, and operating costs for restorative aquaculture projects.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture; Hawaiʻi Food+ Policy; Kauhakō Ohana Association; Hanalei Watershed Hui; Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea; Hulu Mamo Hawaiian Civic Club; Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs; Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action; Marine Science Learning Center at Waiʻanae High School; and numerous individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo; and four individuals.

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. 2329, 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,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair