STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3381

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2403
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2403 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to terminate the Hawaii
Aquaculture Advisory Council by repealing chapter 148D, Hawaii
Revised Statutes.

     Your Committee finds that the establishment of the Hawaii
Aquaculture Association, an effective, statewide industry
association, has lessened the need for the Hawaii Aquaculture
Advisory Council (Council) to act as advisor to the Board of
Agriculture.  The termination of the Council is intended only to
shift the opportunity for public input into the development of
the aquaculture industry to a more efficient, direct, and less
formal manner of communication with the Board of Agriculture.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2403 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


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



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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