Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Water, Land, and Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2408 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funding to the University of Hawaii to support College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources research, instruction, and outreach programs.

Your Committees received testimony in support of the measure from University of Hawaii, Hawaii Intergenerational Network, Kulia na Mamo, Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc., Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Nalo Farms, Inc., Big Island Candies, Hawaii Host Chocolates, HPC Foods, Ltd., Green Point Nurseries, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc., Department of the Army, Good Beginnings Alliance, Director of the Center of Children and Families, Parents and Children Together, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Meals on Wheels, Inc., PATCH, and thirteen individuals.

Your Committees find that this omnibus appropriations measure on behalf of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources includes many worthy projects that will help facilitate the development of two important areas of Hawaii's economic and social life: agriculture and human capital investment. Nevertheless, in lean budget times, not all worthwhile projects can be funded.

Your Committees recognize that the measure may contain a title problem. However, your Committees passed the measure in order to show support for the proposals contained in the measure.

Your Committees have amended the measure by eliminating any specific appropriation figures for new projects, while leaving the figures for ongoing projects untouched.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Water, Land, and Agriculture that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2408, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2408, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.