STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1818

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 7

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS THAT HAVE INCURRED SIGNIFICANT LOSSES DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF VOG,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the County of Hawaii to provide financial support to agricultural operations that have incurred significant losses due to the effects of vog.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair