THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Chair

Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Chair

Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 13, 2015

TIME:

9:30AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 604

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Establishes the Hawaii Grown Origin Products Commission to identify and regulate the labeling of selected products grown or produced in Hawaii.  Establishes the Hawaii Grown Origin Products Special Fund.  Makes appropriations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGL/CPN, JDL/WAM

SB 1294

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

Requires the board of agriculture to adopt "made in Hawaii" labeling requirements for agricultural commodities and provides labeling requirements for Hawaii-grown cacao.

 

AGL/CPN, 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 Rosalyn H. Baker

Chair

 

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Senator Russell E. Ruderman

Chair