STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1151-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2584

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred S.B. No. 2584, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HONEY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish processed and unprocessed honey as an agricultural commodity under the Grades and Standards Law.

     The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation supported this bill.  The Hawaii Beekeepers' Association supported this bill with amendments.  The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure.

     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 S.B. No. 2584, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair