STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1174-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 75

      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 Committees on Agriculture and Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 75 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE HAWAII'S FOOD READINESS AND FOOD SECURITY IN RESPONSE TO NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTERS,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to improve disaster preparedness planning and coordination by requesting the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to establish a working group to evaluate Hawaii's food readiness and food security in response to natural or man-made disasters.

 

     The East Oahu County Farm Bureau and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Hawaii Food Industry Association (HFIA) supported the intent of this measure.  DOA and the Department of Defense (DOD) submitted comments.

 

     Upon further consideration, your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the existing membership of the working group and establishing a revised 13-member working group as follows:

 

          (A)  One member from the Civil Defense Division of DOD;

 

          (B)  One member representing the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation;

 

          (C)  One member from each county department of public works;

 

          (D)  The Director of Health, or the Director's designee;

 

          (E)  The Director of Transportation, or the Director's designee;

 

          (F)  The Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture, or the Chairperson's designee;

 

          (G)  One representative from the United States Department of Agriculture;

 

          (H)  One representative from the Hawaii Tourism Authority;

    

          (I)  One member representing HFIA; and

 

          (J)  One member from the Hawaii food industry representing both food distributors and food suppliers;

 

     (2)  Requesting the working group to hold meetings for the purpose of reporting to the Legislature on the current state of affairs in Hawaii concerning food readiness and food security and to make certain recommendations relating to food availability, food refrigeration, and training;

 

     (3)  Conforming the list of entities receiving a certified copy of this measure to reflect the revised list of members composing the working group as specified in paragraph (1); and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Public Safety & Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 75, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 75, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Agriculture and Public Safety & Military Affairs,

 

 

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CINDY EVANS, Chair

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair