STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1432

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 111

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 111 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT STATE CULTURAL PUBLIC MARKET WITHIN THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to establish a permanent state cultural public market under the authority of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to:

(1) Promote cultural awareness, as well as economic development within the state; and

(2) Provide a venue for the exposure, education, and awareness of the host Hawaiian culture and many other ethnic groups within Hawaii through the sale of ethnic foods and products.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism supported the intent of this measure and suggested amendments.

Your Committee finds that there is a great need for a state cultural public market within the Kaka'ako Waterfront area.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Deleting the provisions that request the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop, distribute, accept, or draft requests for proposals for the state cultural public market; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 111, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 111, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

 

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FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair