STAND. COM. REP. NO.  864-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2907

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2907 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FERAL PIG ABATEMENT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to protect our native ecosystems from the harm caused by certain species by appropriating funds for the reduction and abatement of the feral pig population, including the purchase and maintenance of tools and equipment necessary for abatement activities.

 

     The Sierra Club, Hawaii Chapter, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  Animal Rights Hawaii and several concerned individuals opposed this measure.  The Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2907 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair