STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3567

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.C.R. No. 104

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committees on Education and Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 104 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO DESIGNATE THE MAGOON RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITY SITE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES,"

 

beg leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the University of Hawaii to designate the Magoon Research and Teaching Facility site for use by the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

 

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii at Manoa; Department of Agriculture; Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association; Pacific American Foundation; Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation; Green Point Nurseries, Inc.; Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association; Orchid Growers of Hawaii; Isis Hawaii; Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii; and one hundred six individuals.  Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from two individuals.

 

     Your Committees find that the Magoon Research and Teaching Facility and its unique location have been used by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources for over forty years.  Agricultural research, education, and outreach conducted at the Magoon Research and Teaching Facility are essential to advancing the State's agriculture industry and the economy.  The University of Hawaii administration has identified the Magoon Research and Teaching Facility as a possible site for faculty housing although the administration has been presented with alternatives to help faculty obtain suitable housing.  Pursuing faculty housing on this site may have a negative impact on not just the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources but also on the surrounding community and the State.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Agriculture that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 104, and recommend its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Agriculture,

 

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CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Chair

 

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JILL TOKUDA, Chair