HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2832
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TARO SECURITY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 10, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§10-    Taro security; funding. (a)  The office of Hawaiian affairs may seek available federal, state, county, or private funding to restore taro and lo‘i cultivation.  The office of Hawaiian affairs shall cooperate with other public and private agencies, as appropriate, in applying for funds pursuant to this section.

(b)  The office of Hawaiian affairs may use and distribute funds received pursuant to subsection (a) for projects that use taro for:

(1) Flood control;

(2) Wetland restoration and preservation;

(3) Food security;

(4) Community economic development;

(5) Job creation;

(6) Education; and

(7) Water-quality protection."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.

Report Title:

Taro Security

Description:

Authorizes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to seek funding for projects that increase the cultivation and use of taro.  Effective July 1, 2020.  (HB2832 HD1)

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