STAND. COM. REP. NO.  965-14

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 Agriculture, 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 Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Farmers Union United, Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Local Food Coalition, and two individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Agriculture, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and an individual commented on 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2455, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

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

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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair