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EXHIBIT A <br />THE .B. NO. <br />TWENTY- LEGISLATURE, 2011 <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />A BILL FOR AN ACT <br />RELATING TO GALLONAGE TAX ON LIQUOR <br />BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. Section 244D -4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows: <br />" §244D -4 Tax; limitations. (a) Every person who sells or uses any liquor in the State not <br />taxable under this chapter, in respect of the transaction by which the person or the person's <br />vendor acquired the liquor, shall pay a gallonage tax which is hereby imposed at the following <br />rates for the various liquor categories defined in section 244D -1: <br />For the period July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998, the tax rate shall be: <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />(4) <br />(5) <br />(6) <br />$5.92 per wine gallon on distilled spirits; <br />$2.09 per wine gallon on sparkling wine; <br />$1.36 per wine gallon on still wine; <br />$0.84 per wine gallon on cooler beverages; <br />$0.92 per wine gallon on beer other than draft beer; <br />$0.53 per wine gallon on draft beer; <br />[On] For the period July 1, 1998, [and thereafter,] to June 30, 2013, the tax rate shall be: <br />(1) $5.98 per wine gallon on distilled spirits; <br />(2) $2.12 per wine gallon on sparkling wine; <br />(3) $1.38 per wine gallon on still wine; <br />(4) $0.85 per wine gallon on cooler beverages; <br />(5) $0.93 per wine gallon on beer other than draft beer; <br />4 <br />