STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1075
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: S.B. No. 434
S.D. 2
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 434, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATED TO AGRICULTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs,
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Aha Moku
Advisory Committee, two members of the Kaua‘i
County Council, Hawai‘i
Green Growth, Hui Maka‘ainana
O Makana, Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Farmer's Union United,
Hawai‘i Alliance for
Community-Based Economic Development, Ko‘olaupoko
Hawaiian Civic Club, Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Taro Security and
Purity Task Force, Trust for Public Land, Kua‘āina
Ulu ‘Auamo, and
numerous individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that traditional Hawaiian farming methods and crops
represent successful technologies and products that are ecologically
sustainable, culturally significant, and critical to the State's long-term food
security and sustainability goals. They also serve as repositories and means of
transmitting important cultural knowledge. Small farms provide a substantial
and durable portion of local food production, frequently use traditional
methods and grow traditional crops, and are a critical component of the State's
agricultural economy. Your Committee finds that, although this measure does
not define small farms, it is important for state agencies and programs to
apply a consistent definition of small farms across various programs and
agencies.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 434, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair |
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