STAND. COM. REP. NO.  757-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2007

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2007, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to support the growth and sustainability of the local agriculture industry by appropriating funds for the Local and Immigrant Farmer Education Program of the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Cooperative Extension Service.

 

     Kakooo Oiwi, Hawaii Papaya Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, the Ulupono Initiative and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources provided comments on this measure.

 

     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 H.B. No. 2007, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair