STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1272-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 38
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.R.
No. 38 entitled:

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF AN OFFICIAL
     TROPICAL FRUIT OF THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department
of Agriculture (DOA) to sponsor a contest for elementary school
children to help select an official tropical fruit of the state
of Hawaii.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Representative of the 17th House District, the Pineapple Growers
Association of Hawaii, Dole Food Company Hawaii, and several
students from John H. Wilson Elementary School.  DOA testified in
opposition of this resolution.

     Your Committee notes that there are several endemic and
indigenous fruits in Hawaii.  It is your Committee's belief that,
consistent with Hawaii's endemic and indigenous state flower,
bird, fish and tree, the following endemic and indigenous fruits
be considered in the selection of an official tropical fruit of
the state of Hawaii: 'Akala, Ohelo, 'Ohi'a, 'Ai, Lama, Na'u,
Olopua, Loulu, Pu Hala, and Iliahi.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:


 
 
 
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     (1)  Adding the Department of Education as a sponsor of this
          contest; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 38, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 38, H.D. 1.


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



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                                   FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair