Honolulu, Hawaii
H.D. 1
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2361 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to prevent the counterfeiting of Hawaii's high quality coffee by extending the offense of false labeling of Hawaii-grown coffee to include:
(1) Violations of the grade standard requirements; and
(2) All stages of coffee production.
The Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Coffee Growers Association, Hawaii Coffee Association, Greenwell Farms, and several concerned individuals supported this bill. The Department of Agriculture supported the intent of this measure. The Hawaii Farmers Union United and a concerned individual commented on this bill.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for style, clarity, and consistency.
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 H.B. No. 2361, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2361, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Consumer Protection & Commerce and Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Agriculture,
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JESSICA WOOLEY, Chair |
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