agribusiness development corporation: revisited - Legislative ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD........................................................................................................................ iii
SUMMARy.......................................................................................................................... vi
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1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... . 1
Scope of Report ............... ·................................ ............................................... 1
Methodology ...................... ............................................................................ 2
Organization...................... ............................................................................. 2
Glossary ......................................................................................................... 3
2. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CREATION OF THE
AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ..................................... . 4
3. AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ..................................... . 8
Legislative Reference Bureau Report No.2, 1997........................................ 8
Present Operations and Activities of ADC .................................................... 9
Annual Reports to the Governor and Legislature. ......................................... 10
Summary........................................................................................................ 17
4. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS
IN THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY .............................................................. 18
Responses from Government Agencies and Stakeholders............................. 18
No Further Study Needed; Implementation Needed...................................... 19
Section 163D-5(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes................................................. 20
Redefining the Role of ADC.......................................................................... 22
ADC Funding and Resources......................................................................... 24
Performance Standards .................................................................................. 25
DOA Oversight of ADC Programs and Projects ........................................... 26
Hawaii Procurement Code Exemption.................... ....................................... 27
5. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................... 30
Findings.......................................................................................................... 30
Recommendation No. 1 ................................................................................. 32
Recommendation No. 2 ................................................................................. 33
Recommendation No. 3 ................................................................................. 34
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