STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1670

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 266

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 266 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP A TREE CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR TREE FARMS IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to promote tree farms in Hawaii by requesting the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to collaborate with the United States Department of Agriculture to develop a tree crop insurance program for tree farms in Hawaii. 

     DOA and the Hawaii Forest Industry Association supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 266, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 266, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair