STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1732-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 212

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 212 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO INVESTIGATE AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS, PACKAGING, OR MATERIALS CONTAINING PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES INTO THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Health to investigate and implement policies to reduce the importation of products, packaging, or materials containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the State.

Your Committee received comments from the Department of Health.

Your Committee finds that PFAS are persistent, toxic substances that are harmful to the health of humans and wildlife. This measure urges the Department of Health to investigate and implement policies to reduce the importation of products, packaging, or materials containing PFAS.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Narrowing its scope to ingestible food and beverage products, packaging, or materials containing PFAS; and

(2) Changing the title to reflect this amended purpose.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 212, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 212, H.D. 1.

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

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair