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1 | Bills | Subtopic | Food+ Intern tracking this bill | Notes | Position | Bill # | Short Name | Companion | Similar in Language | See precise bill status in trello | Policy Description | Bill Title "Relating To" | Introducer | Committee Referral 1 (before crossover) | Committee Referral 2 (after crossover) | SME Point of Contact | Resource Link |
2 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Fishponds | Atheena | Triple referral: WAL, HED, FIN. Scheduled for hearing 1/28 @9am. Passed first hearing. Second hearing 2/5 @2pm (drafting testimony) | Support | HB309 | Fishpond Inventory Working Group | NONE | Dead | Establishes a fishpond inventory working group within the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to create an inventory and map of all fishponds on state land and conduct a literature review. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO FISHPONDS. | POEPOE, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TARNAS, TODD | WAL, HED, FIN | WTL/HRE, WAM | |||
3 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Nathan Chan | Hearing scheduled by CAA on 2/5 @10:30am | | HB345 | Opae Ula bill | SB1082 | Alive | Establishes the ‘�pae ‘ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP. | LOWEN, AMATO, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, Matsumoto | CAA, JHA | TCA/AEN | ||||
4 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Nathan Chan | | HB360 | Kala, nenue, uhu Baglimit | SB1262 | Dead | Establishes bag limits for kala, nenue, and uhu fish around the island of Oahu. Requires the Division of Aquatic Resources to conduct population assessments of these fishes and report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2035. | RELATING TO OAHU CORAL REEF RESILIENCE ENHANCEMENT. | ICHIYAMA | WAL, FIN | ||||||
5 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Nathan Chan | | HB365 | tako Aquaculture | SB1159 | Dead | Prohibits certain octopus aquaculture. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. | EVSLIN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, KAHALOA, LA CHICA, LOWEN, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, Belatti, Chun | AGR, JHA | ||||||
6 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Hope | Hearing scheduled for 1/29 @ 9:30am in AGR. Passed first hearing, waiting to be scheduled for second. | Support | HB47 | Department of Agriculture Risk Assessment and Standards Amendment | SB 177 | Dead | Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. | KAHALOA, KUSCH, LOWEN | AGR, CPC, FIN | |||||
7 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Support | HB86 | Makai Watch Coordinator | NONE | Dead | Appropriates moneys to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0Â FTE) permanent Makai Watch Coordinator position. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. | POEPOE, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, ICHIYAMA, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, QUINLAN, SOUZA | WAL, FIN | WTL, WAM | ||||||
8 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | Scheduled and passed first reading by AEN. Needs to be scheduled for second hearing with WAM | | SB13 | Aquaculture investment tax credit | NONE | Dead | For taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025, establishes a 5-year aquaculture investment tax credit for taxpayers that incur qualifying investment costs relating to qualified aquaculture businesses. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE AQUACULTURE INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT. | INOUYE | AEN, WAM | |||||
9 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Kekane | | SB16 | Aquaculture Research Exemption | NONE | Dead | Exempts persons engaging in aquaculture research from the aquarium fish permit requirement. Defines aquaculture research. | RELATING TO AQUARIUM FISH PERMITS. | INOUYE | WTL/AEN, WAM | ||||||
10 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | Scheduled and passed first reading by AEN. Needs to be scheduled for second hering with WAM | | SB177 | Importing and moving aquatic livestock | HB47 | Dead | Authorizes the Division of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture to adopt, amend, and repeal rules to develop an assessment and approval process to import and move aquatic livestock in the State. Requires the Aquaculture Program to develop a biological aquatic risk-based framework and biocontainment standards for the aquatic livestock assessment and approval process. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. | WAKAI, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KANUHA, KIDANI, RICHARDS, Fevella, San Buenaventura | AEN, WAM | AGR, CPC, FIN | ||||
11 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | | SB22 | Environmental review reqs | Dead | Exempts actions involving the operation and management of fisheries in the State from environmental review requirements. | RELATING TO FISHERIES. | INOUYE, CHANG, HASHIMOTO, Moriwaki | WTL/AEN, JDC | |||||||
12 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | | SB584 | Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority's duties | Dead | Clarifies that the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority's duties include supporting aquaculture. | RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY. | WAKAI, CHANG, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA | EDT/AEN, WAM | |||||||
13 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Sage | | HB1347 | drone permitting system | NONE | Dead | Establishes within the Department of Land and Natural Resources a permitting system for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the taking of aquatic life. Repeals prohibition on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the taking of aquatic life. Provides a timeline for implementation of the permitting system. | RELATING TO FISHING. | MURAOKA | WAL, JHA, FIN | ||||||
14 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | | SB1262 | Bag limits for kala, nenue, and uhu fish | HB360 | Dead | Establishes bag limits for kala, nenue, and uhu fish around the island of Oahu. Requires the Division of Aquatic Resources to conduct population assessments of these fishes and report to the Legislature. Sunsets on 6/30/2035. | RELATING TO OAHU CORAL REEF RESILIENCE ENHANCEMENT. | CHANG | WTL/AEN, JDC/WAM | ||||||
15 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | | SB19 | funds for DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources | HB 913, SB1084 | Dead | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. | INOUYE | WTL, WAM | ||||||
16 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Nathan | | SB1082 | Opae Ula bill | HB345 | Dead | Establishes the ‘�pae ‘ula as the state shrimp to protect anchialine pool ecosystems throughout Hawaii. | RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP. | INOUYE | TCA/AEN | ||||||
17 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Nathan | | SB1159 | tako Aquaculture | HB365 | Dead | Prohibits certain octopus aquaculture. | RELATING TO AQUACULTURE. | GABBARD, MCKELVEY | AEN, JDC | ||||||
18 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | | HB913 | funds for DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources | SB19, SB1084 | Dead | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Department of Land and Natural Resources' Division of Aquatic Resources. | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. | HASHEM, BELATTI, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., MIYAKE, POEPOE | WAL, FIN | ||||||
19 | Aquaculture/fishponds | Paige | | SB1084 | funds for DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources | SB19, HB 913 | Dead | Appropriates funds to establish positions within the Division of Aquatic Resources of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES. | INOUYE | WTL, WAM | ||||||
20 | Emergency Preparedness | Eleanor | Introduced and Pass First Reading.Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 02-04-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. | | HB1077 | Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund | SB1396 | Dead | Increases the transient accommodations tax and allocates a portion of the tax to the general fund for projects that address climate change impacts and advance economic development and revitalization. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. | NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) | EEP, ECD/TOU, FIN | |||||
21 | Emergency Preparedness | Ariel | | HB109 | Increase Beverage Deposit Fee to 10 Cents | SB 184 | Dead | Increases the deposit and refund value for beverage containers from 5 cents to 10 cents under the deposit beverage container program. | RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM. | CHUN | EEP, CPC, FIN | ||||||
22 | Emergency Preparedness | Julie | | HB1366 | Climate Adaptation & Resilience Implementation Plan | SB 677 | Dead | Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan and updates to the plan every five years thereafter. Appropriates funds. | RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. | LAMOSAO | EEP/WAL, FIN | ||||||
23 | Emergency Preparedness | Addy | to establish community readiness centers (in prep for emergencies) using funds from environmental response, energy, and food security tax | | SB1379 | HB1060 | Dead | Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Program to be implemented and administered by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund to fund the Community Readiness Centers Program. Renames the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to the Environmental Response, Energy, Food Security, and Resilience Tax and directs a portion of the tax into the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1) | RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. | KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) | PSM, WAM | PBS, FIN | |||||
24 | Emergency Preparedness | Syndey/JAS | Using Interest from the balance in the Emergency and Bugdet Reseve Funds | | SB1395 | Developing Funds to Support Climate Change Mitigation & Resiliency Projects In Hawaii | HB1076 | Dead | Establishes the Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund. Requires the allocation of all earned interest from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to the newly established special fund. Requires a portion of the revenues from the Transient Accommodations Tax to be allocated to the newly established special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO STATE FUNDS. | KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) | AEN, WAM | |||||
25 | Emergency Preparedness | JAS | | SB1396 | Developes Special Funds to Support Climate Mitigation & Economic Development and Revitalization | HB1077 | Alive | Establishes the Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund to be administered by the Department of Defense to advance projects addressing climate change impacts. Requires the DOD to convene a selection committee to review and recommend projects for Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund allocation. Requires the Adjutant General to adopt rules. Establishes the Economic Development and Revitalization Special Fund to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for projects advancing economic development or revitalization; infrastructure within tourism districts or resort areas; climate change mitigation, adaptation, or resiliency; and tourism marketing. Requires DBEDT to establish procedures for receiving and evaluating project proposals for Economic Development and Revitalization Special Fund allocation. Requires DBEDT to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Beginning 1/1/2026, increases the Transient Accommodation Tax and allocates a portion thereof to the Climate Mitigation and Resiliency Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. | KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) | EDT/AEN, WAM | EEP, TOU/WAL, FIN | |||||
26 | Emergency Preparedness | Jacob | | SB233 | Dead | Requires the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Program to design and implement a plan to increase jobs that strengthen emergency preparedness and climate resilience. Authorizes the use of the Energy Security Special Fund to advance the State's goals of strengthening emergency preparedness and climate mitigation. | RELATING TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE. | GABBARD, CHANG | EIG, WAM | ||||||||
27 | Emergency Preparedness | Julie | | SB677 | Climate Adaptation & Resilience Implementation Plan | Dead | Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 1/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. | GABBARD, CHANG, RHOADS, Fukunaga, Moriwaki | WTL/AEN, WAM | |||||||
28 | Emergency Preparedness | Sebastian | | HB1249 | Public School disaster and attack preparedness | NONE | Dead | Requires each public school to develop a disaster and attack preparedness plan by 1/1/2026 that includes shelter-in-place drills. Requires each school to maintain emergency goods sufficient for at least 48 hours in its facilities. | RELATING TO DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. | WARD, ALCOS, GARCIA, MATSUMOTO, MURAOKA, PIERICK | EDN, PBS, FIN | ||||||
29 | Emergency Preparedness | Stacy | | SB657 | Establishing Center for Climate Resilient Development | HB1455 | Dead | Appropriates funds for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology within the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT. | GABBARD, CHANG, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, RHOADS | HRE/AEN, WAM | WAL, HED, FIN | |||||
30 | Emergency Preparedness | JAS | | SB369 | Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit | HB499 | HB 499 | Dead | Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for food and beverage supply chain activities. | RELATING TO RESILIENCY. | FUKUNAGA, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, MCKELVEY | EDT, WAM | |||||
31 | Emergency Preparedness | JAS | Keeping Agricultual Lands in Agricultural Production | | SB499 | Succession Planning for Agricultual Lands & Education Programs | NONE | NONE | Dead | Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to develop a succession planning education program to educate and assist farmers and ranchers in the process of transitioning agricultural businesses to new owners. Requires the program to connect individuals interested in entering farming or ranching, or existing farmers or ranchers interested in expanding their business, with farmers and ranchers who have not yet identified a successor owner. Appropriates funds. | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO | EDT/AEN, WAM | ||||
32 | Emergency Preparedness | JAS | To Increase Food Production and Distribution in Hawaii | | HB499 | Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit | SB369 | Dead | Establishes the Food and Beverage Supply Chain Resiliency Income Tax Credit to be administered by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Taxation. Requires DBEDT to establish expedited permitting processes for food and beverage supply chain activities. Applicable to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO RESILIENCY. | KAHALOA, COCHRAN, GRANDINETTI, KAPELA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, PERRUSO, TAM | AGR, ECD, FIN | |||||
33 | Emergency Preparedness | | HB1060 | SB1379 | Dead | Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Program to be implemented and administered by the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Establishes the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund to fund the Community Readiness Centers Program. Renames the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to the Environmental Response, Energy, Food Security, and Resilience Tax and directs a portion of the tax into the Community Readiness Centers Special Fund. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. | NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) | PBS, FIN | ||||||||
34 | Emergency Preparedness | | HB1455 | SB657 | Dead | Appropriates funds for the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology within the University of Hawaii to establish and operate a Center for Climate Resilient Development. | RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT. | HUSSEY, KAHALOA, KAPELA, PERRUSO, POEPOE | WAL, HED, FIN | ||||||||
35 | Farm to School | LFSD | Brandon | | HB110 | Alive | Modifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. | KAHALOA, EVSLIN, GARRETT, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LA CHICA, MATAYOSHI, OLDS | EDN, AGR, FIN | EDU,WAM | ||||||
36 | Farm to School | Addy | to create a single school lunch fund of money from school lunch sales, the federal gov, and other sources | | HB1500 | NONE | Dead | Repeals the authority of the Department of Education to set the price for school meals, except to provide a lower rate or free meals through rules. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. | LA CHICA, CHUN, HUSSEY, LEE, M., MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, TEMPLO, WOODSON | EDN, FIN | ||||||
37 | Farm to School | Stacy | | HB190 | Decentralization of DOE Farm To School | SB248 | Dead | Provides that complex area superintendents have the authority to implement the farm to school and farm to school meals programs. Requires certain school cafeteria supervisors to report directly to complex area superintendents. Establishes school cafeteria supervisor positions. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a compensation review of school cafeteria supervisor positions. Appropriates funds. | RELATING TO DECENTRALIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FARM TO SCHOOL. | PERRUSO, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, MATSUMOTO, POEPOE, SOUZA | EDN, AGR, FIN | ||||||
38 | Farm to School | Stacy | | HB191 | DOE Farm To School Procurement of Goods And Services | SB229 | Dead | Requires the Department of Education to establish rules for the procurement of goods and services related to the administration of food programs at public schools that incorporate a geographic preference for unprocessed locally grown and locally raised food products. | RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FARM TO SCHOOL PROCUREMENT. | PERRUSO, ALCOS, BELATTI, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, MATSUMOTO, POEPOE, SOUZA, WARD | EDN, AGR, FIN | ||||||
39 | Farm to School | Sebastian | | HB328 | Decentralized school meal programs | SB 235 | Dead | Requires the Department of Education to authorize and facilitate complex areas or individual public schools to form their own farm to school meal programs through partnerships to meet the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Allows the Department of Education to establish a plant-based meal program no later than the 2026-2027 school year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. | LA CHICA, CHUN, GARCIA, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TODD | EDN, AGR, FIN | ||||||
40 | Farm to School | LFSD | Daniel | | HB500 | SB 865 | Dead | Appropriates funds to establish a permanent Educational Support Associate position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' Kona Cooperative Extension. | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | KAHALOA | HED, FIN | ||||||
41 | Farm to School | Ariel | | SB1189 | NONE | Dead | Increases the percentages of local agricultural products that certain departments are required to purchase by certain deadlines. Expands annual reporting requirements to include the total spending by certain market channels. Requires certain departments and the University of Hawaii System to include a corrective action plan in their respective reports to the Legislature, should they not meet their benchmarks. Repeals the separate benchmark for the Department of Education that requires thirty per cent of food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Appropriates funds for the establishment of a farm-to-state liaison position within the Office of the Governor. | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | GABBARD, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS | EDU/HRE/AEN, WAM | |||||||
42 | Farm to School | Land access | Kai, Kalamakahi | | SB1259 | Dead | Establishes the Land Dedication for Agricultural Education program within the Department of Education. Requires the Department of Education to consult with the Department of Taxation to establish tax incentives for land developers who dedicate land for educational purposes. Requires the Department of Education to consult with the Department of the Attorney General to establish penalties. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. | GABBARD | EDU/AEN, WAM/JDC | |||||||
43 | Farm to School | LFSD | Brandon | | SB1548 | Dead | Exempts Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products less than a certain amount from the electronic procurement system requirement. Requires at least three written quotes for Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products between certain amounts. Requires at least two written quotes for Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products between certain amounts for certain schools in rural communities. Sunsets 6/30/2028. | RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT. | GABBARD | EDU, WAM | |||||||
44 | Farm to School | LFSD | Brandon | | HB1293 | Alive | Exempts Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products less than a certain amount from the electronic procurement system requirement. Requires at least three written quotes for Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products between certain amounts. Requires at least two written quotes for Department of Education purchases of local edible produce and packaged food products between certain amounts for certain schools in rural communities. Sunsets 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT. | KAHALOA, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GARCIA, GARRETT, IWAMOTO, KILA, LAMOSAO, MARTEN, PERRUSO, TARNAS | EDN, FIN | EDU, WAM | ||||||
45 | Farm to School | Addy | to require the DOE to adopt new rules for the procurement of locally grown foods to be implemented into school food programs | | SB229 | Dead | Requires the Department of Education to establish rules for the procurement of goods and services related to the administration of food programs at public schools that incorporate a geographic preference for unprocessed locally grown and locally raised food products. | RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FARM TO SCHOOL PROCUREMENT. | GABBARD, CHANG | EDU, WAM | |||||||
46 | Farm to School | Eleanor | no hearing scheduled | | SB235 | individual department schools form their own farm to school meal programs | Dead | Requires the Department of Education to authorize and facilitate complex areas or individual department schools to form their own farm to school meal programs through partnerships to meet the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Allows the Department of Education to establish a plant-based meal program no later than the 2026-2027 school year. | RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. | GABBARD, CHANG, Fukunaga, San Buenaventura | EDU/AEN, WAM | ||||||
47 | Farm to School | Stacy | | SB248 | Decentralization of DOE Farm To School | HB190 | Dead | Provides that complex area superintendents have the authority to implement the farm to school and farm to school meals programs. Requires certain school cafeteria supervisors to report directly to complex area superintendents. Establishes school cafeteria supervisor positions. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a compensation review of school cafeteria supervisor positions. Appropriates funds. | RELATING TO DECENTRALIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FARM TO SCHOOL. | GABBARD, CHANG, FEVELLA, Fukunaga, San Buenaventura | EDU/LBT, WAM | ||||||
48 | Farm to School | Julie | | SB249 | DOE local agricultural products benchmarks | Dead | Clarifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. | GABBARD, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, FUKUNAGA | EDU, WAM | |||||||
49 | Farm to School | JAS | | SB545 | Prohibits Synthetic Substances In School Meals (aka. food dyes) | NONE | SB791 | Dead | Prohibits the usage of synthetic substances in school meals at Department of Education and public charter schools. Defines "synthetic substances". | RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. | GABBARD, Richards | EDU, JDC | |||||
50 | Farm to School | Jacob | | SB549 | Dead | Requires the Department of Education to establish a recognition program to incentivize schools to submit to the Department a plan for the school to reach the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Requires all department high schools to provide a plant-based meal option for school meals, under certain conditions. | RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. | GABBARD, CHANG, RICHARDS, McKelvey, San Buenaventura | EDU/AEN, WAM | ||||||||
51 | Farm to School | LFSD | Brandon | | SB659 | Dead | Exempts from the electronic procurement system the Department of Education's purchase of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed, agricultural, or food products not exceeding $100,000, subject to certain requirements. Requires the Department of Education to establish guidelines for determining a geographic preference for locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. | GABBARD, CHANG, Wakai | EDU/AEN, WAM | EDN, AGR, FIN | ||||||
52 | Farm to School | LFSD | Imani | | SB666 | Dead | Converts two temporary Farm-to-School extension agent positions within the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience into permanent positions. Establishes an Agriculture Education Coordinator position. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. | GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO | HRE, WAM | |||||||
53 | Farm to School | JAS | | SB791 | Prohibits Synthetic Food Dyes | NONE | SB54 | Dead | Prohibits certain food dye additives from being served in school meals of the Department of Education and charter schools. | RELATING TO FOOD DYES. | DECORTE, GABBARD, INOUYE | EDU, WAM | |||||
54 | Farm to School | LFSD | Brandon | | SB865 | HB 500 | Alive | Appropriates funds to establish a permanent Educational Support Associate position within the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Kona Cooperative Extension. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | KANUHA, CHANG, GABBARD, INOUYE, KIDANI, MCKELVEY, RICHARDS, San Buenaventura | HRE, WAM | HED, FIN | |||||
55 | Farm to School | Addy | Proposing a pilot program to test healthier meals for students | | SB940 | NONE | Dead | Establishes the School Meals Option Pilot Program within the Department of Education to provide healthy meal options to students. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires at least one high school in each school complex area to offer a meal in accordance with the School Meals Option Pilot Program every other week. Beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires at least one high school in each school complex area to offer a meal in accordance with the School Meals Option Pilot Program every week. Requires each individual high school to develop guidelines to implement the School Meals Option Pilot Program, subject to Department of Education approval. Requires reports to the Legislature. Repeals 6/30/2029. | RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS. | RHOADS | EDU, WAM | ||||||
56 | Farm to School | F2S | JAS | | HB497 | Child Nutrition Program transfer to Department of Agricuture & Supporting "30 by 30 goal" | SB988 | SB 988 | Dead | Transfers the Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs Agency from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and codifies its establishment. Establishes a grant program to be administered by the Agency to support the funding of certain initiatives for the State's public schools. Appropriates funds for grants. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. | KAHALOA, AMATO, CHUN, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, KILA, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SAYAMA, TARNAS, TODD | EDN, AGR, FIN | ||||
57 | Farm to School | | SB894 | Dead | Appropriates funds to the Department of Education to fulfill the local farm-to-school meal goal requiring thirty per cent of the food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) | RELATING TO EDUCATION. | KANUHA | EDU, WAM | AGR, EDN, FIN | ||||||||
58 | Farmer Support | Bethany | Support | HB1013 | Incentivize Agriculture Lands by Farm Cluster Housing | SB1332 | Dead | Establishes an important agricultural lands incentive to provide alternative means to develop housing for farmers and farm employees. Authorizes a landowner or lessee of important agricultural lands to apply to a county for a permit allowing the landowner or lessee to develop, construct, and maintain farm cluster housing. Requires each county to enact ordinances to allow farm cluster housing on important agricultural lands. Establishes requirements for farm cluster housing. Repeals existing requirements for farm dwellings and employee housing on important agricultural lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. | NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) | HSG, AGR, FIN | ||||||
59 | Farmer Support | Bethany | Support | HB1184 | Obligation Bonds for Environmental Agricultural Research | SB1158 | Dead | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the development of a controlled-environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon research and teaching site in Manoa, Oahu. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO CONTROLLED-ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE. | KUSCH, AMATO, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, SOUZA, TARNAS, TODD | AGR, HED, FIN | ||||||
60 | Farmer Support | Zeus | Oppose | HB1310 | Philippines Agriculture Workers, Aquaponic | NONE | Dead | Requires and appropriates funds for the Office of the Governor to provide profiles of Filipino immigrants related to demographic, education, and vocation data. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with certain agricultural entities in the Philippines. Requires and appropriates funds for the Departments of Labor and Industrial Relations and Human Resources Development to develop a program that brings agricultural workers from the Philippines to Hawaii, under certain conditions. Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to establish a hydroponics pilot program. | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY. | TEMPLO | AGR/ECD, LAB, FIN | ||||||
61 | Farmer Support | Zeus / Lea | Comments | HB1393 | Agricultural Statistic Program | Dead | Requires the Department of Agriculture to revitalize and enhance the agricultural statistics program to collect data on local agricultural interests. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. | TODD | AGR, FIN | |||||||
62 | Farmer Support | Sydney, Baylee | Support | HB1417 | Farmer Income Tax Exclusion | NONE | Dead | Creates an exclusion from income tax for the first $50,000 of gross income earned by farmers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO FARMS. | WARD, ALCOS, MATSUMOTO, PIERICK, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, Muraoka | AGR, FIN | ||||||
63 | Farmer Support | Bethany | AEN, WAM | Support | HB1450 | Climate Resilient Food Systems Grant Pilot-Program | NONE | Dead | Establishes a three-year climate-resilient food systems grant pilot program, to be administered by the Department of Agriculture. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE RESILIENCY. | QUINLAN | AGR, FIN | AEN, WAM | ||||
64 | Farmer Support | Zeus / Lea / Baylee | Rep Perruso wants people to schedule this bill for hearings. Email for House was sent | Support | HB193 | Hawaii Right to Farm Act | SB 240 | Dead | Amends the definition of "farming operation" by including customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and excluding concentrated animal feeding operations and business entities with unclear or non-transparent ownership or beneficiary structures. Establishes additional criteria for farming operations to meet in order to be protected against nuisance claims. Clarifies the purpose and intent of the Hawaii Right to Farm Act. | RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO FARM. | PERRUSO, AMATO, IWAMOTO, SOUZA | AGR, JHA | |||||
65 | Farmer Support | Ian | Support | HB498 | Establish Hawaii agricultural crimes council | SB 762 | Dead | Establishes the Hawaii Agricultural Crimes Council. Expands the duties of the Department of Agriculture to collaborate with and support the Council. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CRIMES. | KAHALOA, AMATO, BELATTI, CHUN, GARRETT, HOLT, IWAMOTO, KAPELA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS, TODD | AGR, JHA, FIN | ||||||
66 | Farmer Support | Ian/Sydney | Support | HB501 | Establish Agricultural Enforcement Program | SB763 | Dead | Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. Establishes the Agricultural Enforcement Special Fund. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. | KAHALOA, AMATO, CHUN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, LA CHICA, LAMOSAO, LEE, M., LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, TAM, TARNAS, TODD | AGR, JHA, FIN | ||||||
67 | Farmer Support | Alexis Chapman Hawaii Food Industry Association | Annie | AEN, WAM | Support | HB773 | Grant specialists to assist farmers and ranchers | SB 688 | Dead | Appropriates funds for grant specialist positions to assist farmers and ranchers in meeting the requirements to receive grants offered by the United States Department of Agriculture, State, counties, or private entities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | KAHALOA, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, HOLT, HUSSEY, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, POEPOE | AGR, FIN | AEN, WAM | |||
68 | Farmer Support | Annie | Support | HB776 | Reimbursement and Grant Program for Agricultural Transportation Costs | SB 1184 | Dead | Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Hawaii Agricultural Transportation Assistance Program, to consist of a reimbursement program and grant program, to assist certain farmers and livestock producers with transportation costs for agricultural products, inputs, supplies, and production and distribution of agricultural commodities. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT. | KAHALOA | AGR, FIN | ||||||
69 | Farmer Support | Bethany | AGR, FIN | Support | HB812 | Five-year Term for Local Produce Purchases | NONE | Dead | Authorizes a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $25,000 to be for a term of at least five years, under certain conditions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | MATAYOSHI, CHUN, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD | AGR, FIN | |||||
70 | Farmer Support | Bethany | | HB856 | Funds for Agrigultural Technicians for CTHAR | Dead | Appropriates funds for eight full-time agricultural technician, and four full-time coordinator positions at University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. | RELATING TO THE COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES. | KUSCH, AMATO, CHUN, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS | HED, FIN | |||||||
71 | Farmer Support | Sydney/Lea/Ian/Zeus | AEN, WAM | Support | HB858 | Agricultural Statistics Program | SB1111 | Dead | Requires the Department of Agriculture to revitalize and enhance the agricultural statistics program to collect data on local agricultural interests. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. | KUSCH, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KILA, LAMOSAO, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATSUMOTO, MIYAKE, PERRUSO, POEPOE, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD, WARD | AGR, FIN | AEN, WAM | ||||
72 | Farmer Support | Sayleen, Zeus | AR, JHA, FIN ; COMMUNITY PATRON request for tracking and testimony. | Watching | HB859 | Agriculture Crime Prevention and Enforcement | SB 1249 | Dead | Establishes an agricultural crime prevention program within the Department of Agriculture to provide grants, education, administrative enforcement, and other services for the benefit of the State's agricultural industry. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands and hunting on private agricultural lands. Establishes clear distinctions between administrative and criminal penalties. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | KUSCH, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, MARTEN, PERRUSO, POEPOE, QUINLAN, SOUZA, TAM, TARNAS, WARD | AGR, JHA, FIN | |||||
73 | Farmer Support | Ian | AEN, WAM | Support | HB984 | Update agricultural loans program | SB 1303 | Alive | Updates the agricultural loan program by lowering interest rates, increasing and standardizing loan limits, and reducing the number of credit denials. Includes food hubs as an eligible entity for Class E loans. Authorizes the agricultural loan program to issue lines of credit. Creates a new class of loans to encourage large scale agriculture of import replacement crops grown for the farm to state program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. | NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) | AGR, FIN | AEN, WAM | ||||
74 | Farmer Support | Carlin | Support | SB1085 | Panaewa Agricultural Water Wells EIA | HB1365 | Dead | Establishes a pilot program within the Department of Agriculture to determine feasibility and prepare an environmental impact statement to drill non-potable water wells on individual parcels at Panaewa agricultural park and Panaewa farm lots. Requires DOA to consult and coordinate with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on the location and distribution of water from the wells before and after the completion of the EIS. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. | INOUYE | AEN/WTL, WAM | ||||||
75 | Farmer Support | Carlin | EEP/AGR, FIN | Support | HB1365 | Panaewa Agricultural Water Wells EIA | SB1085 | Alive | Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for a Non-Potable Water Wells Pilot Program to prepare an environmental impact statement to drill non-potable water wells on individual parcels at Panaewa Agricultural Park and Panaewa farm lots. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. | INOUYE | EEP/AGR, FIN | AEN/WTL, WAM | ||||
76 | Farmer Support | Ian/Sydney/Lea | Support | SB1111 | Agricultural statistics program | HB858 | Dead | Establishes the Agricultural Statistics Program in statute. Appropriates funds for the Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. | RICHARDS, MCKELVEY | AEN, WAM | ||||||
77 | Farmer Support | Bethany | HRE/AEN, WAM | | SB1158 | Obligation Bonds for Environmental Agricultural Research | HB1184 | Dead | Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds for the development of a controlled-environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience's Magoon research and teaching site in Manoa, Oahu. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO CONTROLLED-ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE. | KUSCH, AMATO, GARRETT, GRANDINETTI, HOLT, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, PERRUSO, SOUZA, TARNAS, TODD | HRE/AEN, WAM | |||||
78 | Farmer Support | Annie | Support | SB1184 | Reimbursement and Grant Program for Agricultural Transportation Costs | HB 776 | Dead | Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Hawaii Agricultural Transportation Assistance Program, to consist of a reimbursement program and grant program, to assist certain farmers and livestock producers with transportation costs for agricultural products, inputs, supplies, and production and distribution of agricultural commodities. Requires reports to the Legislature. | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT. | GABBARD, AQUINO, MCKELVEY, San Buenaventura | AEN, WAM | ||||||
79 | Farmer Support | Zeus, Sayleen | AEN, WAM/JDC ; COMMUNITY PATRON request for tracking and testimony. | Watching | SB1249 | Agricultural Crime Prevention Program | HB859 | Alive | Establishes an agricultural crime prevention program within the Department of Agriculture to provide grants, education, administrative enforcement, and other services for the benefit of the State's agricultural industry. Clarifies, creates, and strengthens laws regarding crimes and violations related to agriculture or agricultural lands and hunting on private agricultural lands. Establishes clear distinctions between administrative and criminal penalties. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | RICHARDS, CHANG, GABBARD, KANUHA, MCKELVEY, Wakai | AEN, WAM/JDC | AGR, JHA, FIN | ||||
80 | Farmer Support | Annie | AEN, WAM/JDC ; COMMUNITY PATRON request for tracking and testimony. | Support | SB1257 | Establish an Ag Crimes Task Force | NONE | Dead | Establishes an Agricultural Crimes Task Force to address the issue of agricultural crime in the State. Establishes the offense of agricultural crime to increase penalties for property crimes committed on agricultural property. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL CRIME. | GABBARD | AEN, WAM/JDC | |||||
81 | Farmer Support | Annie | Support | SB1260 | Tax credit for agroecological and climate-smart farming | NONE | Dead | Establishes an agroecological and climate-smart farming practices tax credit. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | GABBARD | AEN, WAM | ||||||
82 | Farmer Support | Alisa | Support | SB127 | Establish an farming grant program | Dead | Establishes the Conventional Farming Grant Program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to small and midsized farmers who practice conventional farming. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANTS. | DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, RICHARDS, SAN BUENAVENTURA | AEN, WAM | |||||||
83 | Farmer Support | Sayleen, Baylee | | SB128 | Agriculture Land Trespass and Firearm Restriction | Dead | Establishes the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land. Prohibits persons being prosecuted for or convicted of the crime of criminal trespass on agricultural land from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition. | RELATING TO TRESPASS. | DECOITE, AQUINO, CHANG, DECORTE, KANUHA, WAKAI, San Buenaventura | AEN, JDC | |||||||
84 | Farmer Support | Ian | | SB1303 | HB984 | Dead | Updates the Agricultural Loan Program by lowering interest rates, increasing and standardizing loan limits, and reducing the number of credit denials. Authorizes the Program to issue lines of credit. Creates a new class of loans to encourage large scale agriculture of import replacement crops grown for the Farm to State Program. Appropriates funds into and out of the Agricultural Loan Revolving Fund. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LOANS. | KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party) | AEN, WAM | |||||||
85 | Farmer Support | Bethany | Support | SB1332 | Incentivize Agriculture Lands by Farm Cluster Housing | HB1013 | Dead | Repeals the provision authorizing farm dwellings and farm employee housing on important agricultural lands, amends the provision for priority permit processing to include farm cluster housing, and adopts a new provision establishing farm cluster housing to incentivize the designation of lands as important agricultural lands pursuant to chapter 205, HRS. | RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. | NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party) | AEN/WTL, WAM | ||||||
86 | Farmer Support | Annie | AGR, FIN | Watching | SB1547 | Revenue bonds for integrated dairy industry by Aloun Kauai Farming | NONE | Dead | Authorizes the Department of Budget and Finance to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Aloun Kauai Farming, LLC, in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of an integrated dairy industry. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ALOUN KAUAI FARMING, AN AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE, IN THE FINANCE, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A PROJECT TO REVITALIZE THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. | GABBARD | AEN, WAM | AGR, FIN | ||||
87 | Farmer Support | | SB1562 | Combined Housing and Farming Opperations | Dead | Establishes the Combined Housing Operational Agriculture Mobilization Program to assist bona fide farmers to live and farm on agricultural lands. For taxable years beginning 1/1/2026, establishes a tax credit for land donated to the Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | MCKELVEY | AEN/HOU, WAM | ||||||||
88 | Farmer Support | Sayleen / Lea | AEN | Support | SB1582 | Coconut Palm as a Sustainable Food Source | Dead | Recognizes the coconut palm as an official, sustainable staple food source in the State. | RELATING TO THE COCONUT TREE. | AWA, CHANG, DECORTE, GABBARD | AEN | AGR, JHA | |||||
89 | Farmer Support | Baylee | Support | SB1607 | Redefines agricultural land to be places of dwelling and work | Dead | For the purposes of state justifiable-use-of-force law: (1) Amends the definition of "dwelling" to include agricultural land used as a residence or place of lodging; and (2) Creates a definition of "place of work" that includes agricultural land. | RELATING TO GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF JUSTIFICATION. | DECORTE, AWA | JDC | |||||||
90 | Farmer Support | Sayleen | | SB216 | Farm dwelling restrictions | Dead | Prohibits residing on agricultural park lots unless within a farm dwelling permitted by the Board of Agriculture. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to conduct inspections of agricultural park lots for unpermitted farm dwellings during fiscal year 2025-2026. (SD1) | RELATING TO FARM DWELLINGS. | DECOITE (Introduced by request of another party) | AEN, JDC | |||||||
91 | Farmer Support | Baylee / Lea / Zeus | Support | SB240 | Hawaii Right to Farm Act | HB193 | Dead | Amends the definition of "farming operation" by including customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and excluding concentrated animal feeding operations and business entities with unclear or non-transparent ownership or beneficiary structures. Establishes additional criteria for farming operations to meet in order to be protected against nuisance claims. Clarifies the purpose and intent of the Hawaii Right to Farm Act. | RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO FARM. | GABBARD, CHANG, San Buenaventura | AEN/HWN, JDC | ||||||
92 | Farmer Support | Sydney / Lea | Support | SB250 | Interisland Shipping Tax Credit for Ag Products | Dead | Creates an income tax credit for qualified transportation costs incurred by certain taxpayers who ship agricultural products and inputs between counties. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO TAXATION. | GABBARD, FEVELLA | AEN, WAM | |||||||
93 | Farmer Support | | SB301 | Dog owner penalty | NONE | Dead | Establishes an additional penalty for a dog owner whose dog destroys property while on land zoned for agricultural use. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1) | RELATING TO DOGS. | SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, GABBARD, RICHARDS, Fevella | JDC, AEN | AGR, JHA | ||||||
94 | Farmer Support | Sydney | Support | SB328 | Dairy Farm Retrofit Income Tax Credit | Dead | Establishes an income tax credit for capital infrastructure costs incurred in the conversion of a dairy farm to a hog farm. | RELATING TO TAXATION. | DELA CRUZ, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, KIM, Richards, San Buenaventura | AEN, WAM | AGR, ECD, FIN | ||||||
95 | Farmer Support | Ian | | SB496 | Define "bona fide" Farmers and Agricultural Activity | Dead | Requires the Board of Agriculture to define the terms "bona fide farmer" and "bona fide agricultural activity". Requires a report to the Legislature. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, DECOITE, FEVELLA, GABBARD, HASHIMOTO, MCKELVEY, Kanuha, San Buenaventura | AEN, WAM | |||||||
96 | Farmer Support | Baylee | HAPA proposed bill | Support | SB498 | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish Housing for their workforce | HB1294 | Dead | Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING. | RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, San Buenaventura | AEN, WAM | |||||
97 | Farmer Support | AEN/HOU, WAM | Baylee | HAPA proposed bill | Support | HB1294 | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish Housing for their workforce | SB498 | Dead | Establishes an Agricultural Workforce Housing Working Group within the Department of Agriculture to address the shortage and challenges of agricultural workforce housing in the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING. | RICHARDS, AQUINO, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, KANUHA, San Buenaventura | HSG, AGR, FIN | AEN/HOU, WAM | |||
98 | Farmer Support | Sydney | | SB663 | Funds for CTAHR Ag Technicians & Community Coordinator Positions | Dead | Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to establish eight full-time equivalent (8.0 FTE) agricultural technician positions and four full-time equivalent (4.0 FTE) community coordinator positions. | RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES. | GABBARD, CHANG, FUKUNAGA, Wakai | HRE, WAM | |||||||
99 | Farmer Support | Carlin | | SB678 | Ag Development and Food Security | Dead | Establishes the Agricultural Development and Food Security Special Fund. Requires a portion of the Environmental Response, Energy, and Food Security Tax to be deposited into the Special Fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | GABBARD, CHANG, Fukunaga | AEN, WAM | |||||||
100 | Farmer Support | Annie | Support | SB688 | Grant specialists to assist farmers and ranchers | Dead | Appropriates funds to establish grant specialist positions within the Department of Agriculture. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1) | RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. | GABBARD, CHANG | AEN, WAM |