THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Senator Kaiali‘i Kahele, Chair

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 224

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2069

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ‘ULU.

Appropriates funds for the research, development, marketing, and conservation of ‘ulu.

 

AEN/HRE, WAM

SB 2124

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.

Appropriates funds to the Hawaii ant lab for personnel and equipment to support mitigation of the little fire ant.

 

AEN/HRE, WAM

SB 2575

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTION.

Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii West Oahu to expand its existing programs and develop new means to increase food security and self-sufficiency in the State.

 

AEN/HRE, WAM

SB 2894

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Requires the department of agriculture, in coordination with the agribusiness development corporation and University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources, to conduct crop performance testing trials on state agricultural lands of Hawaii's most highly imported food crops.  Makes an appropriation.

 

AEN/HRE, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Kaiali'i Kahele

Chair

 

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Senator Mike Gabbard

Chair