STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1509
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2021
RE: S.B. No. 263
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2021
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred S.B. No. 263, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Transfer oversight of the Made in Hawaii Program as it relates to manufactured products to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism;
(2) Place the Grown in Hawaii with Aloha Program under the management of the Department of Agriculture;
(3) Transfer ownership of the "Made in Hawaii with Aloha" trademark from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; and
(4) Appropriate funds to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to promote the "Made in Hawaii with Aloha" brand.
Your Committee finds that clear identifiers
for products that are made in Hawaii protect the integrity and value of
authentic Hawaii branded products from products made elsewhere. This measure ensures that Hawaii's local
manufactured and agricultural products can continue to be effectively marketed,
identified, and promoted across the world.
Your Committee notes that the estimated
appropriation amount necessary for the oversight and administration of the Made
in Hawaii Program for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 is $150,000 for each
fiscal year.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting a blank appropriation amount to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the oversight and administration of the "Made in Hawaii" Program; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 263, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 263, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,
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____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair |