Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 85 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to consider and incorporate the importance of economic factors and impacts in laws, rules, and policies concerning the conservation of forestry and agricultural resources.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau, Maui County Farm Bureau, DLNR, and DOA submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committees find the importance of economic incentives for the private sector. The willingness of the private sector to assist with stewardship is beneficial for the economy as well as for the environment and maximization of resources, and should be encouraged.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 85 and recommends its adoption.