Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 1065, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to revitalize Hawaii's agricultural industry by appropriating funds for, among other things:

provided that the appropriation is added to the base budget of the University of Hawaii (UH).

The Department of Agriculture, the Board of Advisors of the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR), Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Maui County Farm Bureau, Big Island Farm Bureau, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, Aloun Farms, and Big Island Candies, Inc., supported this bill. UH-CTAHR supported the intent of this measure. Two concerned individuals opposed this bill. A concerned individual offered comments.

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 S.B. No. 1065, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.