STAND. COM. REP. NO.  426-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3309

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 3309, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the programs of the University of Hawaii (UH) College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (UH-CTAHR) by appropriating funds to assist UH-CTAHR in moving its agribusiness incubator and Poamoho station projects and personnel to the Kunia area of Oahu.

     UH, Dole Food Company Hawaii, and Hawaii Crop Improvement Association testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Development Corporation supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3309, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair