STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1343-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 207

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 207 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP LONG-RANGE GOALS AND PLANS FOR THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture to convene a task force to develop long-range goals and plans for the Molokai irrigation system.

 

     Monsanto Molokai, Kumu Farms, Molokai Chapter of Commerce, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture provided comments on this measure.

 

     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. 207 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair