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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) There is created within the department, for administrative purposes only, the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board, which shall include the following members or their designees:
(1) The director;
(2) The chairperson of the board of agriculture;
(3) The superintendent of education;
(4) The dean of the college of tropical agriculture and human resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa;
(5) The dean of the college of agriculture, forestry, and natural resource management at the University of Hawaii at Hilo;
(6) A chancellor of a community college within the University of Hawaii system, selected by the other members of the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board;
(7) The president of the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation; and
(8) A representative from the farming community, for a term of two years, to be selected by the chairperson of the board of agriculture.
Section 26-34 shall not apply to the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board. The director shall serve as the chairperson of the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board.
(b) The Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board shall advise the department on the following matters:
(1) Developing the next generation of the agriculture industry workforce in the State;
(2) Developing the mission, direction, and goals of the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board;
(3) Developing partnerships with agricultural organizations and stakeholders to further the Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board's mission and objectives;
(4) Maintaining and supporting the National Future Farmers of America Organization within the State; and
(5) Recommending projects and programs to promote the expansion and development of the agricultural industry in the State.
(c) The Hawaii agriculture workforce advisory board members shall serve without compensation; provided that the representative from the farming community shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred during the performance of the representative's duties.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 371-19 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-371-19/
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