Bill Text: HI SCR94 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging Hawaii Coffee Growers To Form An Alliance And Initiate A Voluntary Coffee Bean Inspection And Certification Pilot Program To Help Ensure The Grade And Origin Of Green Coffee Beans And Prevent False Claims Of Hawaii-grown Coffee.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-12 - Referred to AEN, CPH. [SCR94 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2019-SCR94-Introduced.html
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Urging hawaii coffee GROWERs to form an alliance and initiate a voluntary coffee bean inspection and certification pilot program to help ensure the grade and origin of GREEN coffee beans and prevent false claims of hawaii-grown coffee.
WHEREAS, some companies falsely claim that one hundred percent of their coffee beans are grown in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, although inspections can help ensure the grade and origin of green coffee beans, mandatory inspections can be cost-prohibitive for small farmers; and
WHEREAS, in 2010, the State of California initiated a successful, third-party, statewide voluntary vineyards and wineries inspection certification program called the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program; and
WHEREAS, the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance conducts annual audits and ranks vineyards and wineries based on a point system that evaluates the winegrower's use of water, greenhouse gas emissions, and other sustainability factors; and
WHEREAS, winegrowers can show customers their progress each year through the sustainability rankings and certification; and
WHEREAS, a pilot program, similar to the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program, may be initiated in Hawaii to certify green coffee beans for quality and origin; and
WHEREAS, voluntary certification can help ensure the quality of Hawaii-grown coffee and prevent false claims related to coffee origin and grade; and
WHEREAS, voluntary third-party inspections have the potential to be more cost-effective; and
WHEREAS, forming a coffee growers' alliance, similar to that in California, can foster collaboration between and unity among small- and large-scale coffee farmers; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, the House of Representatives concurring, that Hawaii coffee growers are requested to form an alliance and initiate a voluntary green coffee bean inspection and certification pilot program to help ensure the grade and origin of green coffee beans and prevent false claims of Hawaii-grown coffee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the alliance and inspection and certification pilot program be modeled on the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance and the Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing program, respectively; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Coffee Association is requested to reach out to all known Hawaii coffee growers to invite them to participate in the alliance and pilot program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the alliance is urged to foster collaboration and give an equal voice to small- and large-scale coffee farmers; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the alliance is requested to inspect and certify Hawaii-grown green coffee beans on a voluntary basis; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the alliance is requested to report to the Legislature on its progress in initiating the pilot program progress no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2020; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture; Hawaii Coffee Association; and Kona Coffee Farmers Association.
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Hawaii-grown Coffee Beans; Inspection; Certification; Pilot Program; Hawaii Coffee Growers Alliance
