THE SENATE
                 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                   THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                    REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                  JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
           TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS

               Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair
                Senator Colleen Hanabusa, Chair
         Representative Felipe P. Abinsay, Jr., Chair
              Representative Romy Cachola, Chair

        Senator Jan Yagi Buen       Representative Bob Herkes
        Senator Bob Nakata          Speaker Emeritus Joseph Souki
        Senator Joe Tanaka          Representative Dwight Takamine
        Senator Whitney Anderson    Representative Paul Whalen

                    NOTICE OF JOINT MEETING

        DATE:         Saturday, February 5, 2000

        TIME:         9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        PLACE:                   State Capitol Auditorium
                      415 South Beretania Street

                            A G E N D A

   The purpose of this conference is to bring together state and county
officials, agricultural interests, landowners and the public to discuss
two basic issues:  1) How do we protect important agricultural lands; and
2) The future of agriculture and what should we do to keep agriculture
viable.

8:30-9:00 a.m.   REGISTRATION

9:00 a.m.       WELCOME AND OPENING COMMENTS
                Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

9:20 a.m.       HAWAII'S AGRICULTURE: AN INDUSTRY AT A CROSSROADS
                David Blane, Office of Planning

9:45-11:05 a.m.  AGRICULTURE AND LAND USE ISSUES DISCUSSION PANELS
                (10 minutes each)
   Group 1)      Dee Crowell, County of Kauai
                Virginia Goldstein, County of Hawaii
                John Min, County of Maui
                City and County of Honolulu

   Group 2)      Dan Davidson, Land Use Research Foundation
                Pete L'Orange, Leeward Planning Conference
                Donna Wong, Hawaii's Thousand Friends
                Meredith Ching, Alexander and Baldwin





 


 
11:05-11:15 a.m. QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

11:15 a.m.-                    AGRICULTURAL LAND RATING SYSTEMS
12:00 p.m.      James Nakatani, Department of Agriculture
                Dr. Richard Bowen, CTAHR

12:00-1:30 p.m.  LUNCH BREAK

1:30-2:00 p.m.   THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
                Dr. Michael Harrington, CTAHR

2:00-2:50 p.m.   DISCUSSION PANEL ON THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE
                James Nakatani, Department of Agriculture
                Stephanie Whalen, HARC
                Agribusiness Development Corporation
                Hawaii Farm Bureau
                Bishop Estate
                C. Brewer

2:50-3:00 p.m.   QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

3:00-4:00 p.m.   FACILITATED BREAKOUT SESSIONS
                How should we identify important agricultural lands?
                What should we be doing to maintain the viability of
        agriculture?

4:00-4:30 p.m.   REPORT BACK AND CLOSING

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to
participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the
disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the
hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-7335.



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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye        Representative Felipe P. Abinsay
Chair                             Chair




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Senator Colleen Hanabusa          Representative Romy Cachola
Chair                             Chair