STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1075
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.B. No. 1006
H.D. 2
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1006, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Agribusiness Development Corporation; Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau; Chamber of Commerce Hawaii; Maui Chamber of Commerce; and Hawaii Food+ Policy.
Your Committee finds that agritourism is a growing industry that blends agriculture with tourism, providing farmers with new revenue opportunities while educating the public about local food production. This measure expands the definition of "enterprise" to include agritourism, enabling the Agribusiness Development Corporation to offer financial and technical assistance to farmers developing agritourism ventures such as farm tours, workshops, and farm-to-table experiences.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1006, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1006, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
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____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair |
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