STAND. COM. REP. NO.  134-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2673

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2673 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TARO,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue the work of the Taro Security and Purity Task Force (Task Force) by:

     (1)  Extending the final report deadline to no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2012 Regular Session; and

     (2)  Appropriating funds for the Task Force to be matched by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).

     The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs and a concerned individual supported this bill.  OHA supported the intent of this measure.  Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation opposed this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2673, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2673, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

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MELE CARROLL, Chair