HB 966

RELATING TO AQUATIC FOODS

By Representative(s) HAMAKAWA / WHALEN / CHANG

Keywords: BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, CONSUMER PROTECTION, FISHES AND FISHING, HEALTH, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, MARINE RESOURCES, TRADE REGULATIONS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Report Title: Aquatic Food Labeling

Description: Makes it unlawful to misrepresent aquatic foods from outside the state as being Hawaiian in origin.

 1-27-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. OMR 2. CPC ,
                  referral sheet 5
 1-29-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by OMR on Wednesday,
                  02-03-99 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 312.
 2- 3-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02-10-99.
 2-10-99        H The committee on OMR recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-10-99        H The votes in OMR were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takumi, Schatz, Cachola, Garcia, Kanoho, Morita,
                  Meyer; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes:         
                  Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Auwae