STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1763

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.C.R. No. 247

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 247, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT A WORKING GROUP BE CONVENED TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS TO FACILITATE HOMESTEAD AGRICULTURAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request that a working group be convened to develop recommendations to facilitate homestead agricultural demonstration projects in the State.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation.

Your Committee finds that the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations are pursuing homestead agricultural demonstration projects to increase small farm capacity, homestead community ranching capacity, and farming and ranching supportive affordable housing for farming and ranching on the islands of Molokai and Kauai. This measure seeks to establish a working group to develop recommendations to facilitate the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations' homestead agricultural demonstration projects, which would increase participation in livestock ranching, incorporate rental housing for farm and ranching workers, and hopefully serve as a replicable model for homesteads on other islands.

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 S.C.R. No. 247, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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MARK J. HASHEM, Chair