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,

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair

 

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KEN ITO, Chair