STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2843

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1994
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1994, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for
agricultural research and development by the Hawaii Agriculture
Research Center (HARC).

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Agriculture, College of Tropical Agriculture and
Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HARC, Alexander
and Baldwin, Inc., Aloha Farms, Inc., Garst, Gay & Robinson,
Inc., Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawai`i Forest Industry Association,
Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and one individual.

     Your Committee has heard that in agriculture, as in any
business, research and development is an ongoing process that
does not end until the business ceases to exist.  While
agriculture may not be thought of as producing a product that
follows a typical production cycle, in fact it does so.
Agriculture's products may look the same to customers, but there
are continuing changes that rely on research and development.

     Your Committee has also heard that in this research and
development process, cooperative relations are essential, and

 
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that HARC works closely with a number of private and public
entities within the industry.  Your Committee is strongly
supportive of the benefits provided by HARC and notes that HARC
is also committed to leveraging and matching state funds with
dollars from private and federal sources as well.  Your Committee
has amended this measure to restore the appropriation to
$1,000,000.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1994, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B.
No. 1994, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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