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HB 611STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Clarifies that "customary and traditional subsistence farming", which is customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner in certain situations, is included as a protected activity under the Hawaiʻi right to farm act. Clarifies that the cultivation of crops and activities related to game, fish, and livestock in the agricultural district may be for economic use or customary and traditional subsistence farming. Provides that one of the State's policies under the Hawaiʻi State Planning Act's agricultural objectives is to perpetuate the practice of customary and traditional subsistence farming. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Voted 12/11/2023

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

16 yea·0 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/11/2023Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
  2. 2/17/2023Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
  3. 2/17/2023Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 692) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  4. 2/15/2023The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
  5. 2/13/2023Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-15-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. 2/6/2023Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).
  7. 2/6/2023Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  8. 2/1/2023The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  9. 1/30/2023Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-01-23 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. 1/27/2023Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2