STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1634

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 186
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Agriculture and Economic Development and
Business Concerns, to which was referred H.R. No. 186 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
     AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND
     TOURISM TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CULTIVATE AGRICULTURAL CROPS
     AND PRODUCTS TO PROMOTE THE CONCEPT OF HAWAII AS A HEALTH
     STATE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to encourage the
Department of Agriculture (DOA) and the Department of Business,
Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) to develop a plan to
cultivate agricultural crops and products to promote the concept
of Hawaii as "The Health State."

     DBEDT and DOA testified in support of the intent of this
resolution.

     With the demise of the sugar and pineapple industries,
Hawaii needs new areas of economic development.  Your Committees
find that existing dormant agricultural lands may be used to
promote the concept of Hawaii as "The Health State," by
encouraging the cultivation of health food and products, such as,
herbs, vitamins, aloe shampoos, lotions, and medications.  Your
Committees further find that by promoting Hawaii as "The Health
State," an entirely new health industry may be developed in the
state.


 
 
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     Upon further consideration, your Committees have amended
this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for
style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Agriculture and Economic Development and Business
Concerns that are attached to this report, your Committees concur
with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 186, as amended herein,
and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in
the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 186, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Agriculture and
                                   Economic Development and
                                   Business Concerns,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair            FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair