THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Ronald D. Kouchi, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 04, 2014

TIME:

2:55pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SB 1327

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CACAO.

Specifies labeling requirements for products containing Hawaii-grown cacao.

 

AGL, WAM

SB 2354

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO COFFEE.

Requires a specific listing of the geographic origins of various Hawaii-grown coffees and the geographic or regional origins of the various coffees not grown in Hawaii that are included in a coffee blend to be listed on the front panel of a label.  Permits the aggregate per cent by weight of foreign grown coffees to be listed in lieu of a list of each of the geographic origins of the coffees not grown in Hawaii.

 

AGL, CPN Measure deleted on 01-31-14

SB 3023

      Status & Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKETING OF THE ULU BREADFRUIT.

Makes an appropriation for research, development, and marketing of the ulu breadfruit.

 

AGL, WAM

SB 3059

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO TAX CREDITS.

Clarifies the amount of the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit.

 

AGL, WAM

 

 

 

 

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