Bill Text: HI HR181 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Agriculture, In Consultation With The Agribusiness Development Corporation, To Designate Kunia, Leilehua Plateau, And Poamoho As The Central Oahu Agricultural Corridor And To Establish A List Prioritizing Potential Agricultural Infrastructure Improvement Projects That Would Provide The Most Value To The State.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-31 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kila, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6). [HR181 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2023-HR181-Amended.html
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO DESIGNATE KUNIA, LEILEHUA PLATEAU, AND POAMOHO AS THE CENTRAL OAHU AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR AND TO ESTABLISH A LIST PRIORITIZING POTENTIAL AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST VALUE TO THE STATE.
WHEREAS, the farmlands of Kunia and Wahiawa were once major areas of pineapple production in the State; and
WHEREAS, since the downsizing of Hawaii's pineapple industry, both the State and private landowners have diversified farming on former pineapple plantation lands; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii imports nearly eight-five percent of the food it consumes, and a natural disaster or global event has the potential to significantly disrupt Hawaii's food supply; and
WHEREAS, the State has set a goal to double local food production by 2030; and
WHEREAS, significantly increasing diversified farming in Hawaii will require new infrastructure, including roads and water systems integrated to match the needs of farmers; and
WHEREAS, the State and counties should consider agriculture in long-term state and county planning; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, that the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Agribusiness Development Corporation, is urged to designate Kunia, Leilehua Plateau, and Poamoho as the Central Oahu Agricultural Corridor; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Agribusiness Development Corporation, is urged to establish a list prioritizing potential agricultural infrastructure improvement projects that would provide the most value to the State when considering:
(1) The estimated increase in agricultural production if the recommended infrastructure improvement project were to be implemented;
(2) The estimated cost of the recommended infrastructure improvement project;
(3) County plans;
(4) County zoning and land use;
(5) State land use; and
(6) Any other factors the Department of Agriculture finds relevant; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Agriculture is requested to submit a report containing its list and related findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation, if any, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture and Executive Director of the Agribusiness Development Corporation.
Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Development Corporation; Infrastructure Improvement; Report
