Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.R. No. 70, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to promote Hawaii's coffee industry by requesting the President of the United States and the First Lady to show their aloha by serving 100 percent Hawaii-grown coffee on a regular basis to their guests.

The Department of Agriculture (DOA), Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT), Kauai Coffee Company, Dragons Lair Farm, Heavenly Hawaiian Farm, The Other Farm, Kona Coffee Council, Kona Farmers Alliance, Kona Mist Coffee, Pomaika'i Farm, Rowesview Coffee Farm, and two concerned citizens supported this measure.

Your Committee notes that this measure should be made available to the Governor, Director of DBEDT, and the Director of DOA.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 70, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.