STAND. COM. REP. NO.  278

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1126

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred H.B. No. 1126 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify the marketing of beer produced in the State by requiring beers whose labels convey the impression that the beers were produced in the State to indicate otherwise if not produced locally.

 

     Kona Brewing Co. testified in opposition of this measure.  The Department of the Attorney General provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Changing its effective date to January 20, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1126, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1126, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

 

 

 

 

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair