The committee deferred action on a special-purpose revenue bond (SPURB) request to assist Aloon Kauai Farming and related agricultural enterprise after questions to the Attorney General’s Office remained unresolved.

Department of Budget and Finance and local proponents testified in support of the SPURB request. Joshua Ihara, a West Kauai resident and president of the Kekaha Agricultural Association, testified in person on behalf of local farmers and asked the committee to consider the financing to revitalize the dairy industry.

Committee members noted outstanding legal questions and will reconvene for decision making on Wednesday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. to resolve Attorney General questions and proceed with committee action. The committee recorded the deferral at the March 7 meeting.