STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1145-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 139
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Agriculture, to which was referred H.R.
No. 139 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
     TO ADOPT RULES TO REGULATE THE IMPORTATION OF COCOA BEANS
     INTO THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department
of Agriculture to adopt rules to regulate the importation of
cocoa beans into the State for the production of cocoa and
chocolate products.

     Your Committee received testimonies from the Board of
Agriculture and the Honaunau Coffee Company in support of this
resolution.  The Hawaii Gold Tree, Inc. offered comments on this
measure.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by changing the
word "cocoa" with the word "cacao".

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 139, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 139, H.D. 1.


 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Agriculture,



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                                   FELIPE P. ABINSAY, JR., Chair