HI Committee | House Agriculture | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HI | SCR34 | Requesting Studies Relating To The Research Of Issues Arising From The Potential Implementation Of A Genetically Modified Organisms Labeling Or Right-to-know Regimen. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| HI | SCR177 | Urging The State To Purchase Agricultural Land From Dole Food Company, Inc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| HI | SCR71 | Supporting The Efforts Of Non-governmental Entities That Help Local Agricultural Producers Meet Federal Food Safety And Food Security Requirements. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| HI | HR188 | Requesting The Establishment Of An Agricultural Theft Task Force. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HR187 | Requesting The Establishment Of A Task Force To Study And Make Recommendations On The Re-use Of R-1 Water For Agricultural Purposes In Central Oahu. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HR184 | Declaring October As "farm To School Month" In Hawaii And Requesting The Department Of Agriculture, In Cooperation With The Department Of Education, To Create And Implement A Farm To School Program In Hawaii's Public Schools. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HR159 | Urging The State To Purchase Agricultural Land From Dole Food Company, Inc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HCR233 | Requesting The Establishment Of An Agricultural Theft Task Force. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HCR232 | Requesting The Establishment Of A Task Force To Study And Make Recommendations On The Re-use Of R-1 Water For Agricultural Purposes In Central Oahu. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HCR229 | Declaring October As "farm To School Month" In Hawaii And Requesting The Department Of Agriculture, In Cooperation With The Department Of Education, To Create And Implement A Farm To School Program In Hawaii's Public Schools. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HCR198 | Urging The State To Purchase Agricultural Land From Dole Food Company, Inc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| HI | HCR170 | Urging The President And The Congress Of The United States To Diversify Seed Production And Enact Legislation To Limit Patents On Genetically Modified Plants. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 |
| HI | HR138 | Urging The President And The Congress Of The United States To Diversify Seed Production And Enact Legislation To Limit Patents On Genetically Modified Plants. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 |
| HI | HCR70 | Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Establish Reduced Tariffs For The Sale Of Electricity Generated By Nonfossil Fuel Producers That Electric Utilities Would Otherwise Curtail During Off-peak Hours To Persons Engaged In Aquaculture, Aquaponics,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| HI | HR54 | Urging The Public Utilities Commission To Establish Reduced Tariffs For The Sale Of Electricity Generated By Nonfossil Fuel Producers That Electric Utilities Would Otherwise Curtail During Off-peak Hours To Persons Engaged In Aquaculture, Aquaponics,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| HI | HCR65 | Requesting The Department Of Agriculture To Implement A Schedule Of Reduced Water Toll Rates And Charges That Differentiates Among Different Irrigation System Areas And Agricultural Users To Promote The Development And Expansion Of Hawaii-grown Agric... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| HI | SB974 | Assists agricultural enterprises in the State by authorizing the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds for their benefit. Contingent upon ratification of constitutional amendment authorizing the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds and... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | SB991 | Exempts the purchase of fresh meats and produce and animals and plants by any governmental body from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. Effective 07/01/50. (SD2) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | SB992 | Allows for agricultural loans to be administered for livestock biosecurity projects. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | SB754 | Makes an appropriation for the agribusiness development corporation to purchase agricultural land. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD2) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | SB709 | Increases the agribusiness development corporation's limit on investments in qualified securities of any one enterprise. Effective 07/01/2050. (SD1) [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| HI | HB1361 | Identifies permissible and accessory uses and activities on important agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1125 | Specifies labeling requirements for products containing Hawaii-grown cacao. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1353 | Requires the chairperson of the BOA to convene an agricultural tourism task force to examine the feasibility of authorizing farmers and cattlemen to conduct agricultural tourism activities on agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1331 | Requires the board of agriculture to establish a certification process for products containing "Molokai" or "Lanai" on the front label. Prohibits any person from using "Molokai" or "Lanai" on the label unless the product has been certified by the boa... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1351 | Authorizes the DOE to purchase agricultural products for school meals programs from farms within a school's regional administrative district. Requires the DOE to arrange for opportunities for students to work, volunteer, or study on farms within a sc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1326 | Requires the DOA to develop a food sustainability standard to promote local food production. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1333 | Requires automatic approval of certain applications for overnight accommodations within agricultural districts if the application is not acted upon or denied within ninety days. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1332 | Establishes a criminal trespass on agricultural lands enforcement fund. Provides that owners of agricultural or range land have no duty of care to trespassers. Limits criminal trespass on agricultural lands in the second degree to lands that are fall... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1269 | Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to agricultural producers who implement natural farming methods. Effective July 1, 2013. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1029 | Establishes an income tax credit for farmers who purchase water at higher rates from county water boards rather than at lower state irrigation system rates. Establishes the amount of the credit as the difference between the amount charged by state ir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1185 | Short form bill relating to government. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1253 | Exempts from the general excise tax money received from interisland loading, transportation, and unloading of livestock and meat. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1243 | Establishes a task force to determine the feasibility of establishing school gardens to grow food for consumption as part of each school's lunch program. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1212 | Appropriates funds to establish a grant writer position within the Department of Agriculture. Effective July 1, 2013. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1455 | Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the counties of Hawaii and Maui to facilitate the process of identifying and mapping of potential important agriculture land as required by section 205-47, HRS. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1451 | Establishes a task force that shall develop strategies that will allow the local agricultural community to compete with imported products. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1448 | Creates an agricultural task force to study feasibility of implementing a system similar to the Idaho OnePlan. Requires a report to the legislature. Makes an appropriation to employ one person to perform administrative duties and activities of the ta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1018 | Establishes the agricultural land acquisition special fund for the purchase of agricultural land by the agribusiness development corporation for the protection of agricultural lands, land banking, promotion of farm ownership, and agricultural diversi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB1019 | Requires operators to procure a market operator's license to ensure that greater than 50% of vendors in farmers' markets sell food, farm produce, or flowers prepared, grown, or produced in Hawaii. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 |
| HI | HB962 | Repeal exemption for liquor, tobacco, and food sold to common carriers. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB769 | Exempts the purchase of fresh meats and produce and animals and plants by any governmental body from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB770 | Allows for agricultural loans to be administered for livestock biosecurity projects. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB771 | Modifies the new farmer loan program of the Department of Agriculture to promote the development of innovative technologies and to assist new farm enterprises. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB772 | Allows for overnight accommodations for bona fide farming operations. Defines bona fide farming operations. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB773 | Allows for an engineering program administrator to oversee the responsibilities mandated by chapter 167, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for irrigation water development. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB774 | Identifies permissible and accessory uses and activities on important agricultural lands. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 |
| HI | HB121 | Amends the important agricultural land qualified agricultural cost tax credit by (1) clarifying the amount of the credit; (2) repealing the requirement that qualified agricultural costs be reduced by the amount of funds received from the irrigation r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | HB630 | Requires an agricultural subdivision or agricultural condominium in an agricultural district to be approved by the relevant county council by ordinance. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| HI | HB629 | Amends various laws to remove exemptions for certain projects or activities in the state agricultural district. Effective 07/01/2013. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
