STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3462

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 34
                                        S.D. 1




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 S.R.
No. 34, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND
     NATURAL RESOURCES TO RESUME FRY/SEED PRODUCTION AT THE
     ANUENUE FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Land and Natural Resources to resume fry/seed production at the
Anuenue Fisheries Research Center.

     Your Committee finds that commercial fish farms need time to
fully develop the production of fish fingerlings in order to meet
the demands of new foreign markets.  Moreover, current fish
fingerling production at private facilities is operating at
capacity and is not able to support the fisheries' capability of
meeting the burgeoning demands of new foreign markets.  Your
Committee also finds that the Anuenue Fisheries Research Center
has the capability of assuming the current fish fingerling
production from private facilities and producing fry at greater
levels of capacity.  Your Committee finds that such a use of the
Anuenue Fisheries Research Center serves the interests of the
State's economy to a greater extent than does the Center's
current use of its facilities to research fish stock enhancement.


 
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     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.R. No. 34,
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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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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