HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2008
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & BUSINESS CONCERNS |
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Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita, Chair |
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Rep. Glenn Wakai, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D. |
Rep. Joey Manahan |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Faye P. Hanohano |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Robert N. Herkes |
Rep. Barbara C. Marumoto |
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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: |
January 29, 2008 |
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TIME: |
8:30a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES. Appropriates funds to contract for the planning and implementation of a statewide agricultural cooperative.
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EDB/AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES. Establishes a process for the planning and establishment of a statewide agricultural cooperative.
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EDB/AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO STATE ENTERPRISE ZONES. Qualifies agricultural businesses for enterprise zones and allows them to receive benefits in case of force majeure. Counts leased employees and joint employment workers in hiring formulas. Changes hiring increases for certain years of operation. Qualifies certain value-added agricultural sales towards certification for income tax credit and disallows general excise tax exemption for agricultural product retail sales.
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EDB/AGR, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Makes the Agribusiness Development Corporation an attached agency of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, instead of the Department of Agriculture. Requires DBEDT to provide its expertise to ADC. Requires the composition of the Board of ADC to include certain secondary industries related to agriculture.
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AGR/EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO ANIMAL QUARANTINE FACILITIES. Allows the Department of Agriculture to negotiate the lease rent for use of the Animal Quarantine Station located in Halawa Valley on Oahu.
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AGR/EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. Establishes an organic agriculture task force under the direction of the department of business, economic development, and tourism to focus on the promotion of organic agriculture as a key industry for the State. Makes an appropriation to the task force to carry out its purposes.
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AGR/EDB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROCUREMENT. Prohibits the chief procurement officer from delegating its authority to resolve protested awards; allows reimbursement of attorney's fees for protesting parties that prevail; transfers the review function of state procurement determinations to the office of the ombudsman.
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EDB, LMG, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT. Establishes procedures and criteria and appropriates funds to prevent state or county purchases from businesses that operate sweatshops.
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EDB, LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PLANNING. Requires office of planning, in conjunction with county planning departments, to develop a state land use plan that takes economic development into account and to submit the plan in a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2009.
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EDB, WLH, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number;
· The number of copies the Committee is requesting.
While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in one of the following ways:
PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 316 in the State Capitol; or
EMAIL: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to EDBtestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6330 or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Rep. Clift Tsuji Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita Chair |
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