STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3562

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 123
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 123, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     HEALTH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO TAKE MEASURES TO
     MITIGATE THE INFESTATION OF FLIES, UNPLEASANT ODORS,
     INUNDATION BY DUST, AND SEVERE DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AT MAILI
     ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Health and the Department of Agriculture to help farmers near
Maili Elementary to take measures to ensure that the school is
not infested with flies, inundated by dust, or subject to
unpleasant odors associated with farming.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education and two individuals.  The Department of
Agriculture submitted testimony concurring with the intent of the
measure.  Testimony in opposition to the measure was received
from Hawaii Egg Producers Cooperative.  Oral testimony in
opposition was received from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and one
individual.

     Your Committee finds that students, teachers, and other
school personnel at Maili Elementary School operate in a school
environment that is unhealthy, unsafe, and not conducive to
effective learning.  Because the school is located very close to

 
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residential and farm lands, the school is regularly infested with
flies, is subject to highly unpleasant odors, and experiences
blowing dust that can result in respiratory problems for students
and school personnel.  In addition, severe drainage deficiencies
cause flooding of the school during heavy rains.

     Your Committee is concerned about requesting the Department
of Health (DOH) and Department of Agriculture (DOA) to completely
eliminate flies, dust, and unpleasant odors associated with farm
activity, as that may be impossible to do.  Accordingly, your
Committee amended the measure to request the DOH and DOA to help
farmers near the school to take measures to help mitigate and
minimize these nuisances.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 123, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form
attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 123, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



                                   ______________________________
                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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