STAND. COM. REP. NO. 491

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 1458

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1458 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIQUOR LICENSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize an increase in the volume of manufactured liquor and other alcoholic beverages that is permissible with a small craft producer pub license in the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Craft ‘Ohana, Lanikai Brewing Company, Honolulu BeerWorks, Big Island Brewhaus LLC, and Kauai Beer Company.

Your Committee finds that under existing law small craft producer pub licensees are subject to limits on the volume of liquors they may manufacture. This measure will increase the limits allowing these local businesses to grow.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1458, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1458, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair