CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 71

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   H.B. No. 562
                                  S.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 562, S.D. 2, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEASUREMENT STANDARDS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to establish additional labeling
requirements for macadamia nuts and macadamia nut products.

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference
has amended this bill by:

     (1) Making the bill effective upon its approval; and

     (2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive change for purposes
         of clarity.


 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of H.B. No. 562, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 562, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
           SENATE                              HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Co-Chair       FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR.,
                                   Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
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BRIAN TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair          RON MENOR, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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JAN YAGI BUEN, Member              JERRY L. CHANG, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SAM SLOM, Member                   SOL P. KAHO`OHALAHALA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   ______________________________
                                   PAUL WHALEN, Member