STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2785

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3190

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3190, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FISH HATCHERY EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a native fish hatchery pilot program at Waianae High School.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Requires the Department of Education to establish a native fish hatchery pilot program at Waianae High School;

(2) Establishes requirements for teachers participating in the pilot program;

(3) Requires the Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislature on the progress of the pilot program;

(4) Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education to establish the pilot program, including establishing three full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) positions and construction, operation, and maintenance of a hatchery; and

(5) Dissolves the pilot program on June 30, 2025.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Waianae High School, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Kuaaina Ulu Auamo, Malama Pupukea‑Waimea, Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the native fish hatchery pilot program will provide students with hands-on and real-world experiences that the students may use in the future to promote community-based food cultivation activities. Accordingly, your Committee believes that the pilot program will support the State's food sustainability and security efforts.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3190, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3190, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair