STAND. COM. REP. NO.  371

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1039

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1039 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE LOCAL AND IMMIGRANT FARMER EDUCATION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the growth and sustainability of the local agriculture industry by appropriating funds for the Local and Immigrant Farmer Education Program of the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Cooperative Extension Service.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Agriculture offered comments.  

     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 H.B. No. 1039 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