STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1857

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 5
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No.
5, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ALL INDEPENDENT
     DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE FARMERS TO WORK TOGETHER THROUGH
     THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMODITY ADVISORY GROUPS TO PROMOTE,
     MARKET, DISTRIBUTE, AND EXPORT HAWAII-MADE PRODUCTS AND
     HAWAII-GROWN CROPS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge all
independent diversified agriculture farmers to work together
through their respective commodity advisory groups to promote,
market, distribute, and export Hawaii-made products and Hawaii-
grown crops.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 5,
and recommends its adoption.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair