STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1701-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.R. No. 143

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 143 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO TRANSFER THE OPERATION AND LANDS OF WAIALEE LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENT STATION TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the valuable work of the Agribusiness Development Corporation by urging the University of Hawaii to take all necessary action to transfer the operation and lands of Waialee Livestock Experiment Station to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

The Agribusiness Development Corporation and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported the measure. The University of Hawaii supported the intent of the measure.

At the public hearing, the University of Hawaii testified that the Board of Regents had authorized the President to negotiate, finalize, and execute the transfer in fee simple of the Waialee Livestock Experiment Station to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The University of Hawaii further testified that the 135-acre parcel and its population of sheep were property of the University of Hawaii and, as such, said state property, including the sheep, was better handled by the Agribusiness Development Corporation instead of the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Supporting the finalization and execution of the University of Hawaii's transfer of the operation and lands of Waialee Livestock Experiment Station to the Agribusiness Development Corporation;

(2) Changing its title to read: "SUPPORTING THE FINALIZATION AND EXECUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S TRANSFER OF THE OPERATION AND LANDS OF WAIALEE LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENT STATION TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION."; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 143, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 143, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair