STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3262

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 2100

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2100, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to promote agricultural production by appropriating funds to the University of Hawaii system for bee hive research.

     Your Committee finds that the small hive beetle has become a major pest of honeybee hives on the island of Hawaii, resulting in significant hive loss.  Your Committee further finds that loss of bee hives is a threat to the agricultural economy on all islands because bees are necessary to pollinate many crops.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2100, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2100, H.D. 2, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair