STAND. COM. REP. 255
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 158
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 158, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF AXIS DEER IN MAUI COUNTY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to appropriate $50,000 for the development of a master plan to control the axis deer population on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
The Mayor of the County of Maui, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Maui County Farm Bureau, Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, Maui Invasive Species Committee, Maui Produce Processing Cooperative, Ulupalakua Ranch, Inc., and a concerned citizen. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee notes that axis deer threaten to do enormous damage to the environment and to the property of farmers and resorts, and represent a public safety risk on the roads and highways. This bill addresses this particularly serious problem on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 158, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair |
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