STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1674-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   S.C.R. No. 31

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF HERBAL THERAPISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Auditor to conduct a sunrise review of the licensure and regulation of herbal therapists.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Regulated Industries Complaints Office Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; the A‘ali‘I Group and one individual.  Your Committee also received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair