STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1446

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.C.R. No. 90

       S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 90, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO UPDATE THE HAWAII STATE PLANNING ACT'S ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES FOR AGRICULTURE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the Office of Planning to study and update the economic objectives and policies for agriculture in the Hawaii State Planning Act.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture and the Office of Planning.

 

     Your Committee finds that the agriculture industry in Hawaii has changed drastically over the years.  Sugar and pineapple are no longer predominant, and diversification is increasing.  Thus, your Committee finds that the agriculture provisions of the Hawaii State Planning Act should be updated.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 90, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair