HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

67

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SERVE 100 percent hawaii-grown COFFEE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

 

WHEREAS, coffee grown in Hawaii is distinguished by the extra care taken throughout every step that creates a delicate yet flavorful brew with a rich aroma that is famous throughout the world; and

WHEREAS, coffee was first brought to Kona by Samuel Reverend Ruggles from cuttings from Brazil and has been produced in Hawaii continuously since the early 1800s; and

WHEREAS, today, the Kona region contains approximately 600 small, usually three-to-seven acres in size, independent coffee farms that produce over 2,000,000 pounds annually; and

WHEREAS, Hawaiian coffee is the only commercially cultivated coffee in the United States; and,

WHEREAS, the White House is the nation's first residence and should serve to its international guests the finest foods and beverages our nation produces; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, the Senate concurring, that the Legislature respectfully requests that President Bush and his wife, Laura, show their aloha by serving 100 percent Hawaii-grown coffee on a regular basis to their guests; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500.

Report Title:

Hawaii grown coffee; serving at the White House