THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Ronald D. Kouchi, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 07, 2013

TIME:

3:05 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 558

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LABELING.

Establishes certain standards for agricultural products labeled as being Hawaiian or from Hawaii.

 

AGL, CPN

SB 591

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds to fund capital improvements for the former Galbraith estate property.

 

AGL, WAM

SB 1283

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO IRRIGATION.

Authorizes the director of finance to issue GO bonds to finance improvements to various irrigation systems.

 

AGL, WAM

SB 1260

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING.

Requires beers sold or distributed in the State whose labels convey the impression that the beers were produced in Hawaii to indicate otherwise if not produced in the State.

 

AGL, CPN

SB 1327

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CACAO.

Specifies labeling requirements for products containing Hawaii-grown cacao.

 

AGL, WAM [Measure deleted on 02-05-13]

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara

Chair