STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1725-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.C.R. No. 68

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 68 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR ITS FIVE HUNDRED ELEVEN ACRES OF THE FORMER GALBRAITH ESTATE,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to develop a land use plan for its lands at Wahiawa, Oahu that comports with the objectives of perpetuating, promoting, and increasing use of the traditional Hawaiian farming systems, increasing and developing small-scale farms, contributing to Hawaii's food self-sufficiency, and creating a sustainable and efficient agricultural model for the State.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 68 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs and Water & Land,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ KANIELA ING, Chair