STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1413

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 76

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 76 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO EXAMINE WWOOFING IN HAWAII, REVIEW RELEVANT HAWAII LABOR LAWS, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PROTECT THESE WORKERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to examine WWOOFING in Hawaii, review relevant Hawaii labor laws, and make recommendations on how to protect these workers.

The Department of Agriculture testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Island School Garden network provided comments. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations testified in opposition to this measure.

     Your committee has amended this measure by changing the agency to the Department of Agriculture and asking that they collaborate with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 76, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 76, H.D. 1.

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

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN, Chair