HI HCR65

Requests the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service to develop a certification process allowing hunters to become certified inspectors for their own game meat.

Addresses the overpopulation of axis deer on Molokai (40,000-60,000) and Maui (30,000-50,000), which are invasive species causing millions of dollars in annual environmental and agricultural damage.

Notes that Hawaii currently has only twenty USDA Food Safety Inspection Service employees statewide, making it impractical for hunters to obtain timely meat inspections across multiple islands.

Cites that Hawaii's previous state meat inspection program was discontinued in the mid-1990s due to budget and staffing cuts, with federal oversight assuming full responsibility since then.

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator and the Hawaii Board of Agriculture Chairperson.