STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1119-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.B. No. 2455

      S.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 Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2455, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support agriculture and enhance opportunities for careers in agriculture by appropriating funds for the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to implement and operate a 4-H Program to educate and support youth in agricultural careers.

The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and Local Food Coalition supported this measure.  The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2455, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair