STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1364-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 116

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 116 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AGRICULTURAL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE CENTER, IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, TO CARRY OUT A SURVEY OF INFORMATION NEEDS OF HAWAII'S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY, AND ASSESS WHETHER THE HAWAII AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTER CAN MEET THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF HAWAII'S AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to support Hawaii's agricultural industry by requesting the University of Hawaii Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center, in consultation with certain public and private entities, to survey the information needs of Hawaii's agricultural industry and assess whether the Hawaii Agricultural Information Center can meet the needs of the agricultural industry.

     UH-ADSC, Mobilesoft International, LLP, and a concerned individual supported this measure.

     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. 116 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

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

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair