STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3470

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.C.R. No. 77

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing and Tourism, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 77, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE HAWAII FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL AND DECLARING THE FESTIVAL TO BE THE NEXT AGRICULTURAL AND CULINARY MOVEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to express support for the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival and declare the Festival to be the next agricultural and culinary movement in the State.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance.

     Your Committees find that the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival began in 2011 with more than eighty chefs from all over the world coming together to showcase Hawaii's incredible bounty of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, beef, eggs, fish, pork, coffee, honey, and more.  The Festival moves Hawaii regional cuisine forward by bringing together interests in tourism, education, culture, environmentalism, and sustainability to ensure that Hawaii maintains a healthy and vibrant economy for future generations.  The Festival has also put Hawaii on the world's food and wine map in a monumental way and is truly a showcase of local produce, talent, and culture.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting language to recognize the pivotal role the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival will play in showcasing Hawaii's emerging crops, with the idea that emerging crops may be incorporated as themes that all participating chefs can promote during each festival; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing and Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 77, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 77, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Economic Development, Government Operations and Housing and Tourism,

____________________________ GILBERT KAHELE, Chair

____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair