Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Agriculture and Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1829 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support efforts to make immediate improvements to the Molokai Irrigation System (System) that are necessary to sustain and maximize existing water resources within the System by amending its existing appropriation in the 2003-2005 biennium Budget Act.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Mayor of the County of Maui, Kumu Farms, Molokai Irrigation Advisory Board, Molokai Ranch, and many concerned individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Board of Agriculture and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands submitted comments on this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Agriculture and Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1829 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.