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Committee keeps tax credit, advances bill recognizing coconut trees as cultural and food resources
Summary
SB2925 SD1 would recognize coconut trees as a cultural food and water source, require signage/labeling, and establish an income tax credit for consumable coconut trees; Office of Hawaiian Affairs, county agriculture departments, and community speakers supported the measure and urged protections for small operations and cultural consultation. The committee passed the measure with amendments and retained the tax credit.
The committee advanced SB2925 SD1, a bill that seeks to recognize coconut trees (niu) as a source of food and water and an important cultural treasure, while creating rules on labeling and signs and an income tax credit for consumable coconut trees.
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and the Department of Taxation stood on written testimony; Department of Taxation noted…
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