STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1938

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 86

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 86, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD SUSTAINABILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require:

(1) The Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, to update the State Agriculture Functional Plan to include other agricultural economic updates that expand the State's priority on food by increasing local food self-sufficiency and exports; and

(2) The Governor to submit the updated plan to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2026.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Wailoa River and Reeds Bay Boating and Users Association, HFACT, Kauai Climate Action Coalition, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, and two individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Agriculture, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Hawai‘i Farmers Union United, Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and two individuals.

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 S.B. No. 86, S.D. 1, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair