STAND. COM. REP. NO. 857

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1382

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1382, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEAT DONATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Allow for the donation of wild game meat, under certain circumstances; and

(2) Establish a Meat Processing Task Force to develop and implement a plan to expand the meat processing capacity in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of the Mayor of the County of Maui; one member of the Maui County Council; Hawai‘i Farmers Union United; Aina Ho‘okupu o Kilauea; Hawai‘i Food+ Policy; Hawai‘i Farm Bureau; Maui County Farm Bureau; Kohana Family Farms; Hawaii Cattlemen's Council, Inc.; Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association; and four individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development Corporation, and one individual.

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. 1382, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair