THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Chair |
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Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 |
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3:35PM |
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Conference Room 414 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires DOA to establish an affordable farming land trust for the purpose of providing affordable long-term, renewable leases to farmers.
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AGL, WAM |
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RELATING TO COFFEE. Requires a specific listing of the geographic origins of various Hawaii-grown coffees and the geographic or regional origins of the various coffees not grown in Hawaii that are included in a coffee blend to be listed on the front panel of a label. Increases the minimum percentage requirement for coffee blends to use geographic origin in labeling or advertising to 80 per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin. Effective January 1, 2016.
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AGL, CPN/WAM |
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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 Russell E. Ruderman Chair |
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