STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1434-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 92

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 92 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DECLARING MARCH AS LOCALICIOUS HAWAII MONTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support and promote the first annual Localicious Hawaii campaign in March 2014 that recognizes local restaurants that are committed to buying local while raising funds to support future farmers in Hawaii by declaring March to be "Localicious Hawaii Month".

The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Agricultural Foundation, and Hawaii Farm Bureau testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Clarifying that the goal of Localicious Hawaii is to raise awareness for Hawaii Agricultural Foundation's Ag in the Classroom Veggie U Program, rather than $50,000 for the Program; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 92, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 92, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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K. MARK TAKAI, Chair