STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2083

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 206

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 S.C.R. No. 206 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO DEVELOP A TARO SECURITY AND PURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to preserve and protect taro in Hawaii by requesting the Department of Agriculture (DOA) to develop a taro security and purity research program.

     DOA, University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation supported this measure.  The Hawaii Agriculture Research Center submitted comments.

     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 S.C.R. No. 206 and recommends its adoption.

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

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair