STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1787-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 357

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 357 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A MULTIPURPOSE, MULTI-USER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PROCESSING FACILITY OR FACILITIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to support the production of value-added products that make use of locally-grown agricultural products by requesting the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to study the feasibility of constructing a multipurpose, multi-user processing facility in which these products can be processed, packaged, and assembled.

 

     A concerned individual testified in support of the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

     (1)  Inserting provisions relating to the availability of land in the Ewa, central Oahu area on which such a facility could be built, as Campbell Estate has offered to donate to the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center approximately 119 acres of land together with improvements, including agricultural worker housing and existing facilities for agricultural offices and agribusinesses;

 

     (2)  Narrowing the scope of the study to the feasibility of constructing the facility on this land, and accordingly, changing its title to read, "REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A MULTIPURPOSE, MULTI-USER PROCESSING FACILITY ON THE LAND IN THE EWA, CENTRAL OAHU AREA BEING OFFERED TO THE HAWAII AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER, FOR THE PRODUCTION OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS THAT MAKE USE OF LOCALLY-GROWN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS"; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 357, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 357, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

 

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair