STAND. COM. REP. NO. 611-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2403
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2403 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AQUACULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to terminate the Hawaii
Aquaculture Advisory Council by repealing Chapter 148D, Hawaii
Revised Statutes.

     The Board of Agriculture and the Hawaii Aquaculture
Association supported this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2403 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair