STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1333-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.R. No. 73

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.R. No. 73 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IMPLEMENT AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE PURCHASE OF HAWAII-GROWN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that the Hawaii Department of Agriculture implement an incentive program to promote the purchase of Hawaii-grown agricultural commodities.  

Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, and Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation testified in support of this measure. Hawaii Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 73 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair