STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 2 2025
RE: S.C.R. No. 141
S. D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Economic
Development and Tourism, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 141
entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION REGARDING GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the
Department of Agriculture to collaborate with the Agribusiness
Development Corporation regarding grant funding opportunities with
the United States Department of Agriculture to provide more
support for local agricultural organizations or entities and
encourage the development of a sustainable agricultural industry
in the State.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development
Corporation, and Hawai‘i Farm Bureau.
Your Committees find that access to United States Department
of Agriculture grants can result in increased capacity, new
business opportunities, and increased employment for Hawaii's
agricultural producers, while helping to address state goals of
increased self-sufficiency and sustainability. According to
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testimony received by your Committees, this measure enhances the
current collaboration between the Department of Agriculture and
the Agribusiness Development Corporation regarding grant funding
opportunities with the United States Department of Agriculture.
This measure supports increasing Hawaii's food production, and
therefore food security, by requesting assistance for local
farmers, ranchers, growers, exporters, and value-added producers,
as well as commodity groups and agriculture associations
statewide, in obtaining federal funding.
Your Committees have amended this measure by making
technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity
and consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Agriculture and Environment and Economic Development
and Tourism that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 141, as amended
herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as
S.C.R. No. 141, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committees on Agriculture and
Environment and Economic
Development and Tourism,
MIKE GABBARD, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
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Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
IHI ASaJ/EPT 5/1? / ^o-z-S
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD, Mike (C)
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
Recommendation:
TOTAL
6^
1^ Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s Signature: 1 /) J \i i
Distribution; Original Yellow Pink Gora/nrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24
 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawaii
Record of Votes
Committee on Economic Deveiopment and Tourism
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Bill / Resolution No.:*' Committee Referral: Date:
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:___________________________________
The Recommendation is: x
Pass, unamended v^Pass. with amendments __ Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311_______________ 2310________ 2313
Members Aye (WR) Nay Excused
DECOITE, Lynn (C)
WAKAI, Glenn (VC)
FUKUNAGA, Carol
KIM, Donna Mercado
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL Z (Z!'
Recommendation: / f_ f /
1 V Adopted LJ Not Adopted '
Chair’s or Designee’s Signaturer""^i^^*'^/’^
Distribution: Original 1 / yiloyf Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report \ | ClmyOffice Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Oniy one measilre per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24