STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1419

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.R. No. 91

      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.R. No. 91 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATEWIDE MANGO TREE-PLANTING MOVEMENT CALLED "MANGO MANIA","

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the department of land and natural resources, the department of agriculture, community organizations and each of the state's counties to establish a statewide mango tree-planting movement called "mango mania."

One individual testified in support of this measure. One individual testified in opposition. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land and Natural Resources provided comments.  

     Your committee has amended this measure by changing the lead agency to the Department of Agriculture not the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

     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.R. No. 91, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 91, H.D. 1.

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

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RICHARD P. CREAGAN, Chair