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EXHIBIT A Page 1 . B • F\ic . A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT BRANDING AND COUNTRY OR REGION OF ORIGIN LABELING. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Hawai`i Revised Statutes, Chapter 486, Measurement Standards, Part V, Measurement Standards, Uniform Packaging and Labeling is amended to add a new section 486-120.7 to read as follows: " 4186-120.7 Agricultural product branding and country or region of origin labeling. (a) All agricultural products grown, packaged, or sold in Hawai`i shall conform to the following conditions: Honey, macadamia nuts, coffee, tea, vanilla, and any other plant or animal products for which any information or name indicating "Hawai`i", "Hawaiian", or any region of Hawai`i, and where the product is less than 100% grown in Hawai`i, shall after the word "Contains:" list on the front label the country or region of origin and the percentage of each country's or region's portion of the product in descending order of percentage and in font size at least equal to one-half the size of the largest font on the front label. (Spices are exempted unless spice is the major portion of the product.) (b) All agricultural products claiming to be 100% grown in Hawai`i shall be labeled to conform to the following condition: (1) A minimum of 100% Hawai`i-grown product shall be included in the package for the front label to say, with or without Hawaiian okinas, in a font size at least equal to one-half the size of the largest font: "100% Hawai`i (product)" or"Hawai`i (product)" "100% Hawai`i-Grown (product)" or "Hawai`i-Grown (product)"; "100% Grown in Hawai`i"; "100% Hawai`i-Made (product)" or "Hawai`i-Made (product)"; "100% Hawaiian-Made (product)" or"Hawaiian-Made (product)"; "100% Made in Hawai`i"; or "100% Hawaiian (product)" or "Hawaiian (product)". (2) Spices are exempted unless spice is the major portion of the product.