Department Of Agriculture
Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Composting. [SB-1236]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Appropriates $5 million dollars to the Department of Agriculture for the Compost Reimbursement Program.
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Relating To Taro. [SB-782]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes and appropriates funds for a grant program in the Department of Agriculture to provide grants to taro farmers in meeting the costs of cultivating taro for consumption. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To The Department Of Agriculture. [SB-831]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizes the department of agriculture to acquire property for immediate or future use. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Aquaculture. [HB-746]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
Transfers the rights, powers, functions, and duties of the department of agriculture plant industry division relating to the State's aquaculture program to the animal industry division.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To The Wahiawa Irrigation System. [SB-833]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requires the Office of the Governor to negotiate the State's fee simple acquisition of the Wahiawa Irrigation System on the island of Oahu. Authorizes and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture, Agribusiness Development Corporation, and Department of Land and Natural Resources to purchase, repair, and maintain the Wahiawa Irrigation System and the associated spillway. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [HB-609]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Food ]
Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for costs for its meat inspection program, including the establishment of 1 full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) inspector program supervisor position and 3 full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) inspector positions to perform meat inspection services. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Farm Dwellings. [SB-789]
[Agriculture ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Prohibits the construction of new farm dwellings on agricultural park lots beginning 1/1/2024. Prohibits residence within an unpermitted farm dwelling. Authorizes inspections.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Aquaculture. [SB-818]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Food ]
Transfers the business, processing, distribution, and marketing functions of the Aquaculture Program from the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates moneys. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Coffee Pest Control. [SB-743]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
Extends the sunset date for the Coffee Berry Borer and Coffee Leaf Rust Pesticide Subsidy Program to 6/30/2025 and the program manager position, including the position's civil service and collective bargaining laws exemption, to 6/30/2026. Requires the Department of Agriculture to report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the operation and implementation of the Pesticide Subsidy Program. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Biofuels. [SB-803]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Food ]
Establishes and appropriates moneys for a two-year pilot project to grow biodiesel crops on the island of Molokai. Requires a report to the Legislature.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [SB-792]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishes a local agriculture transportation cost reimbursement incentive program to be administered by the Department of Agriculture to reimburse eligible producers for a portion of the producer's costs to transport agricultural commodities. Makes an appropriation. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Environmental Impact Statements. [HB-699]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Food ]
Exempts the proposed drilling, construction, or use of a well and well appurtenances on lands leased from the Department of Agriculture from the requirements of the environmental impact statements law, provided that the land is being used to support agriculture and food production.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Regulation Of Importation. [HB-544]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requires the State of Hawaii Plant and Animal Declaration Form to be distributed, completed, and transmitted electronically prior to the debarkation of passengers or baggage. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [SB-660]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
Establishes the Healthy Soils Program within the Department of Agriculture. Appropriates funds. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Agricultural Park Leases. [SB-647]
[Agriculture ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to extend the lease of any lessee who holds a lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less; provided that the land covered by the lease is twenty-five acres or less and located in a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [SB-652]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to mitigate and control infestations of the two-lined spittlebug, undertake recovery efforts for lands damaged by the two-lined spittlebug, and establish a five-year pilot program to mitigate and control the significant increase in the population of feral chickens and pigs throughout the State. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Capital Improvement Projects For The Benefit Of The Honalo Marshalling Yard. [SB-662]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
Appropriates funds for a capital improvement project for the Honalo Marshalling Yard. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture Enterprises. [SB-641]
[Agriculture ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to plan, design, construct, operate, manage, maintain, repair, demolish, and remove infrastructure on any lands under the jurisdiction of the department, to support and promote agriculture. Establishes an agricultural enterprise program.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Aquaculture. [SB-650]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Food ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Agriculture to conduct a feasibility study to identify potential sites in the State for an aquaculture park that promotes commercial aquaculture expansion. Requires a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024. Appropriates funds. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Regulation Of Importation. [SB-633]
[Agriculture ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Animals ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires the State of Hawaii Plant and Animal Declaration Form to be distributed, completed, and transmitted electronically.