STAND. COM. REP. NO. 666-08
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2008
RE: H.B. No. 3126
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2008
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 3126 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION ACt,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to remove a barrier to successful farming activities on Hawaiian Home Lands by increasing the loan ceiling for farm, ranch, and aquaculture operations on Hawaiian Home Lands from $50,000 to $200,000.
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support of this bill.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3126 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture,
____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair |
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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