STAND. COM. REP. NO. 880-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2250

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2250, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GARDENS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Authorize the Department of Education to develop programs that encourage the development of gardens on school property; and

(2) Broaden the authority of the Hawaii Community Development Authority to develop programs that provide incentives for the development of urban gardening programs.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Community Development Authority, Hawai‘i Farm to School Hui, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Center for Getting Things Started, Ka Ohana O Na Pua, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2250, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair