STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2113

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2742
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2742 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PORK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to repeal the pork labeling
law.

     Testimony in favor of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Agriculture.  The Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted
comments.

     Your Committee finds that this law, which requires pork
produced in Hawaii to be labeled as "Island Produced Pork", is
unenforceable because pork originating from different geographic
areas is virtually impossible to differentiate visually.  In
addition, there is no rule making authority or penalty for
noncompliance under the law.  Your Committee has heard a
voluntary program with adequate protection from mislabeling is
preferred, and would reduce the regulatory burden placed on small
businesses in Hawaii.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Economic Development that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2742 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Economic
                                   Development,



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                                   LORRAINE R. INOUYE, Chair

 
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