HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2007
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE |
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Rep. Clift Tsuji, Chair |
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Rep. Tom Brower, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D. |
Rep. Glenn Wakai |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Joey Manahan |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Saturday, February 10, 2007 |
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TIME: |
10:30a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 315 |
RELATING TO FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR KULA IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI. Authorizes and appropriates general obligation bonds to provide state matching funds for the construction of a new agricultural water distribution system for Kula in upcountry Maui.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 780 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires department of agriculture to reimburse agricultural water user who pays county agriculture water rates the difference between the rate they paid and the rate charged by the state irrigation systems.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1059 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PLAN, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCT A TEST WELL IN UPCOUNTRY MAUI TO SERVE AS THE FIRST PHASE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GROUND WATER WELL TO SUPPLEMENT THE UPCOUNTRY MAUI SURFACE WATER SYSTEM. Appropriates funds to plan, design, and construct a test well in upcountry Maui, either in Makawao or Pukalani, to serve as the first phase in the construction of a ground water well to supplement the upcountry surface water system.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1616 |
RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. Appropriates funds to develop the concept of, and conduct a feasibility study, including estimated costs, for, the establishment of a primary quarantine and laboratory facility for aquatic species used in the Hawaii aquaculture industry.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1155 |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. Clarifies calculation of criminal property damages to agricultural products.
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AGR, JUD |
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HB 1218 |
RELATING TO ANIMAL DISEASES. Allows authorities to respond to, control, contain and eliminate any threat to livestock & poultry industries, and public health or safety as a result of any contagious, infectious, or communicable animal disease.
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AGR, JUD |
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HB 1219 |
RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LOANS. Increases the amount of money for agricultural loans and aquacultural loans that the chairperson may approve from $25,000 to $75,000.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1221 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Creates a dairy and egg farm revitalization and food security program. Appropriates $3.3 million in each year of the fiscal biennium.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1222 |
RELATING TO LOANS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURE PURPOSES. Increases aquaculture loan limits for Class A & B loans to $800,000. Makes credit denial requirements identical to the agricultural loan program by eliminating the one loan denial. Creates a "new aquaculturist program". Transfers and incorporates aquaculture funds into the agriculture funds and combines the aquaculture fund expenditure ceiling with the agriculture fund expenditure ceiling.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1628 |
RELATING TO HAWAII MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCT LABELING. Requires products with labels representing that a portion of the macadamia nuts in the package were grown in Hawaii, to specify the percentage of Hawaiian-grown macadamia nuts. Prohibits labeling that incorrectly represents that any of the macadamia nuts contained in the package were grown in Hawaii.
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AGR, CPC |
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HB 1778 |
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST HAWAIIAN DAIRY FARMS, LLC. Authorizes the issuance of up to $37,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaiian Dairy Farms, LLC.
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AGR, FIN |
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HB 1793 |
RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Prohibits the reclassification of certain lands in the Ewa plains out of the agricultural district, except lands set aside for University o f Hawaii West Oahu campus.
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AGR, WLH |
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HB 1576 |
RELATING TO THE MOLOKAI IRRIGATION SYSTEM. Makes Molokai irrigation system water users advisory board a governing board. Increases number of members of the board. Allows nomination from Molokai homestead stakeholder organizations.
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AGR, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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