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Exhibit 1
<br />Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC)
<br />Counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawai`i, and City & County of Honolulu
<br />A RESOLUTION TO THE HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE URGING IT TO REVISE
<br />AND CLARIFY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT BRANDING AND COUNTRY OR
<br />REGION OF ORIGIN LABELING, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 486 OF THE
<br />HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.
<br />WHEREAS, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS "), Section 486 -1 states in the
<br />definition of "misbranded" that such term includes (underscoring provided for emphasis only):
<br />(1) False, incomplete, incorrect, or misleading labeling;
<br />(2) Misrepresentation as to the identity, quantity, quality, or point of origin;
<br />(3) Misrepresentation as to the principal place of business of the
<br />manufacturer, packer, or distributor;
<br />(4) Misrepresentation by vignette, pictorial display, identifiable geographical
<br />location, or by any term, word, or phrase in juxtaposition to any other
<br />information associated with, labeled on, or accompanying the consumer
<br />commodity which falsely alludes to a specific point of origin, a general
<br />locale such as a state, or to historical usage by a people;
<br />(5) Misrepresentation as to originality or creativity;
<br />(6) Misrepresentation of the consumer commodity as an imitation of another
<br />or as an imitation of a generic product; and
<br />Misrepresentation in any other manner tending to confuse the prospective
<br />purchaser.
<br />(7)
<br />WHEREAS, HRS, Section 486 -1 provides the following definition for "perishable
<br />consumer commodity" (underscoring provided for emphasis only):
<br />'Perishable consumer commodity" means any article, product, good, or agricultural
<br />commodity of any kind that is customarily produced or distributed for sale through
<br />mercantile or retail sales outlets; is intended for consumption as food or use by
<br />individuals for the purposes of personal care or in the performance of services
<br />ordinarily rendered in or about the household or in connection with personal
<br />possessions; and is intended to have a limited shelf life. "Perishable consumer
<br />commodity" includes, but is not limited to, baked goods, dairy products, cut or dried
<br />flowers, coffee, candy, cookies, jam, jelly, juices, oils, nuts, or similar products."
<br />WHEREAS, HRS Section 486 -7, Specific powers and duties of the board; rules, states in
<br />paragraph (9) of subsection (b) that the Board of Agriculture may adopt rules that include
<br />(underscoring provided for emphasis only):
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