STAND

STAND. COM. REP. 1241

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.C.R. No. 67

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 67 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SERVE KONA COFFEE AT THE WHITE HOUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the President of the United States and First Lady Laura Bush, to show their aloha by serving Hawaii's Kona coffee on a regular basis to their guests.

The Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Kona Coffee Council, Heavenly Hawaiian Farm & The Other Farm, Volcanic Kona Coffee Co, Golden Dragon Plantation, Hualalai Kona Coffee Company, Kona Kosher Coffee Co, Dragons Lair Farm, Kona Farmers Alliance, Ro-Jo 100% Kona Coffee, Mauna Kona Coffee, Po'okela Enterprises, LLC, Kahuakona Coffee, and a concerned citizen supported this measure. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Kauai Coffee Company, Maui Oma Coffee Roasting Co., Inc., Hawaii Coffee Association, and Hilo Coffee Mill supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee recognizes the value in promoting Kona coffee. However, your Committee notes that other areas and islands of the State also grow and produce rich, high-quality coffee.

In light of this, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the President and his wife are requested to show their aloha by serving 100 percent Hawaii-grown coffee, instead of limiting the coffee to Kona coffee;

(2) Changing the title and other provisions of this measure to conform to the changes under (1); and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 67, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 67, H.D. 1.

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

		____________________________ FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair