STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1401

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.C.R. No. 224

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 224 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO PARTNER WITH THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS BENEFICIARIES TO ENCOURAGE SUCCESSFUL FARMING ON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL LANDS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage successful farming on agricultural and pastoral lands by beneficiaries of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) by requesting DHHL to partner with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) and other appropriate entities to provide support services to encourage this type of activity.

     DHHL, Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  OHA supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Specifically including the Department of Agriculture as an agency with which DHHL should partner to encourage farming by its beneficiaries;

     (2)  Amending its title to read:  "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS TO PARTNER WITH THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ENTITIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ITS BENEFICIARIES TO ENCOURAGE SUCCESSFUL FARMING ON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL LANDS";

     (3)  Requiring that a certified copy of this measure be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 224, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 224, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture,

____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Chair

____________________________ FAYE HANOHANO, Chair