Bill Text: HI HR143 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Supporting The Finalization And Execution Of The University Of Hawaii's Transfer Of The Operation And Lands Of Waialee Livestock Experiment Station To The Agribusiness Development Corporation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-04 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR143 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HR143-Amended.html
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING THE FINALIZATION AND EXECUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S TRANSFER OF THE OPERATION AND LANDS OF WAIALEE LIVESTOCK EXPERIMENT STATION TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Planning Act sets as an economic objective of the State, an agricultural industry that continues to constitute a dynamic and essential component of Hawaii's strategic, economic, and social well-being; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Chapter 163D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is to establish the Agribusiness Development Corporation and the process to make optimal use of agricultural assets for the economic, environmental, and social benefit of the people of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) is a critical component in the development, growth, and sustainability of Hawaii's agricultural sector; and
WHEREAS, CTAHR administers the Waialee Livestock Experiment Station (Waialee) on the north shore of the island of Oahu; and
WHEREAS, Waialee is an animal research and demonstration facility located on one hundred thirty-five acres of state-owned land, of which approximately 65 acres are fenced and 35 acres have the potential to be irrigated; and
WHEREAS, Waialee's facilities include an office space; slaughterhouse; feed storage; mixing facility; and animal housing for pigs, poultry, swine, cattle, and especially the flock of sheep on the parcel; and
WHEREAS, Waialee also includes grazing pastures and an experimental waste-to-biogas demonstration facility; and
WHEREAS, the lands and the facilities of Waialee are compatible with and would effectively and efficiently further the achievement of the purposes and objectives of the Agribusiness Development Corporation; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, that the Legislature supports the finalization and execution of the University of Hawaii's transfer of the operation and lands of Waialee Livestock Experiment Station to the Agribusiness Development Corporation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Chairperson of the Board of Regents and President of the University of Hawaii, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and the Dean of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
Waialee Livestock Experiment Station; University of Hawaii; Agribusiness Development Corporation
