STAND. COM. REP. NO. 122-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2241
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2241 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the issuance of
special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawaii Gold Cacao Tree,
Inc. to finance the establishment of facilities in the County of
Hawaii to process cacao beans and to manufacture and produce
cacao and chocolate products.

     Hawaii Gold Cacao Tree, Inc. and the Rural Economic
Transition Assistance Program submitted testimony in support of
the measure.  The Department of Agriculture testified in support
of the intent of the measure.  Comments were submitted by Mauna
Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. and the Great Pacific Chocolate Company,
Inc.

     After lengthy discussion, your Committee amended this bill
by establishing labeling and advertising requirements for Hawaii
chocolate.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2241, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2241, H.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Agriculture,



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                                   FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair