Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 165, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to be paid into the Hawaii Agricultural Development Revolving Fund for the operation and maintenance of the East Kauai Irrigation System.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation and Kauai County Farm Bureau testified in support of this measure. The Agribusiness Development Corporation supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 165, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 165, H.D. 2.