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40. HAR Title 4 Chapter 143 – Standards for Coffee
Justification - This rule was adopted under Chapter 147, FIRS, to mandate the
certification of green coffee beans, to assure quality and origin to buyers. This
requirement came about after the Kona Kai scandal in Berkeley, CA, in 1996,
where foreign coffee was sold as higher priced Kona coffee. The rule requires
positive lot identification, and certification provides an extra measure of
assurance of origin and quality to buyers.
41. HAR Title 4 Chapter 153 – Agricultural Park Program Rules
Justification - This rule is authorized pursuant to Chapter 166, HRS. The
statute and program rules were developed to address the need for the
development and expansion of diversified agriculture on former mono-crop
plantations.
42. HAR Title 4 Chapter 157 – Rules Governing Irrigation Water Service to
Consumers of Hawaii State Department of Agriculture Irrigation Systems
Justification - This rule was authorized pursuant to Chapter 167, HRS. The
statute and rules provide the basis for the division’s mission to provide reliable
sources of irrigation water and infrastructure.
43. HAR Title 4 Chapter 158 – Non Agricultural Park Lands Program Rules
Justification - This rule was authorized pursuant to Chapter 166E, HRS. The
statute and program rules were developed to address the need for the
development and expansion of diversified agriculture on State agriculture lands.
Department of the Attorney General
1. HAR Title 5 Chapter 11 – Notaries Public
Justification – The public purpose for adopting these rules is to formalize the
informal existing policies and practices of the Notary Public Office within the
Department of the Attorney General relating to the initial granting of a notary
public commission and the regulation of existing notaries public including
disciplinary action for notarial misconduct. These rules continue to be necessary
to facilitate the enforcement of Chapter 456, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Department of Budget and Finance
Financial Administration Division
1. HAR Title 6 Chapter 1 – Public Records; Administrative Procedures;
Receiving and Paying Hours
Justification - The rules were established in 1981 and amended in 1993. No
changes have been made to these rules since June 30, 2002.
2. HAR Title 6 Chapter 4 - Special Purpose Revenue Bonds for Health Care
Facilities
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