STAND. COM. REP. NO.  80

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1051

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.B. No. 1051 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect the identity of Hawaii's high-quality and high-valued agricultural products by authorizing the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules relating to the declaration of Hawaii origin for agricultural commodities.  

The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Hawaii Coffee Association, Kona Coffee Council, Intelligent Blends, Hawaiian Paradise Coffee, Hawaii Macadamia Nut Association, Greenwell Farms, Paradise Beverages, Inc., Hawaii Coffee Growers Association, Royal Kona Coffee Visitor Center Mill and Museum, Hawaii Restaurant Association, Hawaii County Council Member for the Ninth District, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  One concerned individual testified in opposition to this bill.   

     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. 1051 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