Agriculture and Environment

Gabbard, Mike

Chair
Senate District 21

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 201
Phone: 808-586-6830
Fax: 808-586-6679
sengabbard@capitol.hawaii.gov

Photo of Committee Member Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III

Richards, III, Herbert M. "Tim"

Vice Chair
Senate District 4

Hawai‘i State Capitol, Room 202
Phone: 808-586-6760
Fax: 808-586-6689
senrichards@capitol.hawaii.gov

Members

Lynn DeCoite
Karl Rhoads
Brenton Awa

Lynn DeCoite

Karl Rhoads

Brenton Awa

Measures Scheduled for Hearing Show All

Committee	Measure	Date/Time	Notice
INFO-JDC-AEN	Informational Briefing Informational Briefing	11/03/2025 10:00 AM	See It

Measures in 2025

Measure and Title
SB1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
SB10 RELATING TO AIR FILTERS.
SB12 RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
SB16 RELATING TO AQUARIUM FISH PERMITS.
SB22 RELATING TO FISHERIES.
SB110 RELATING TO WATER.
SB126 RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
SB128 RELATING TO TRESPASS.
SB139 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB212 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB231 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
SB234 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB235 RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
SB236 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB237 RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.
SB238 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
SB240 RELATING TO THE RIGHT TO FARM.
SB241 RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
SB245 RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.
SB271 RELATING TO STATEWIDE COMPOSTING.
SB315 RELATING TO FERAL PIGS.
HB175 HD1 RELATING TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.
SB394 RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
SB399 RELATING TO AN ATMOSPHERIC CARBON CAPTURE PLANT.
SB471 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB472 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB495 RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
SB499 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB507 RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
SB509 RELATING TO FOOD SUPPLY.
SB515 RELATING TO THE SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES FEE PROGRAM.
SB517 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB536 RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS LABORATORY.
SB537 RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
SB538 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.
SB540 RELATING TO PLANT-BASED FOOD AND DRINKS.
SB541 RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.
SB542 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB549 RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
SB551 RELATING TO COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC PACKAGING.
SB564 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB566 RELATING TO THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS.
SB584 RELATING TO THE NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY.
SB619 RELATING TO STREAM WATER QUALITY.
SB620 RELATING TO HEMP.
SB622 RELATING TO DUST MONITORING.
SB633 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB634 RELATING TO MARINE PASSENGER FEES.
SB656 RELATING TO WATER.
SB664 RELATING TO WATER QUALITY.
SB667 RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
SB670 RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
SB671 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB676 RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
SB680 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB685 RELATING TO TAXATION OF POLLUTION.
SB687 RELATING TO ANIMAL FUR PRODUCTS.
SB689 RELATING TO FOOD SECURITY.
SB690 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB702 PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND BEACHES.
SB703 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB735 RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB736 RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
SB737 RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
SB810 RELATING TO TAXATION OF AVIATION FUEL.
SB840 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB874 RELATING TO VETERINARY MEDICINE.
SB882 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB883 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB884 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB939 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SB962 RELATING TO RAW MILK.
HB661 HD2 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
SB987 RELATING TO RECYCLING.
SB988 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
SB995 RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL.
SB1016 RELATING TO DECARBONIZATION.
SB1020 RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
SB1021 RELATING TO WILDLIFE.
SB1072 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB1082 RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.
HB749 HD1 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB1152 RELATING TO THE HAWAII FARM TO FOOD BANK PROGRAM.
SB1154 RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB1155 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB1178 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION INCENTIVES.
SB1182 RELATING TO INTEGRATED LAND USE.
SB1183 RELATING TO MĀMAKI TEA.
SB1184 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT.
SB1189 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB1190 RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
SB1191 RELATING TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INCENTIVES.
SB1251 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
HB966 HD2 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
SB1259 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
SB1262 RELATING TO OAHU CORAL REEF RESILIENCE ENHANCEMENT.
HB980 HD1 RELATING TO ANIMALS.
SB1292 RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
SB1297 RELATING TO VEGETATIVE BURNING.
SB1302 RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION.
SB1305 RELATING TO THE PESTICIDE USE REVOLVING FUND.
SB1332 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
SB1340 RELATING TO THE ZERO EMISSIONS CLEAN ECONOMY TARGET.
SB1427 RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.
SB1428 RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.
SB1430 RELATING TO REGISTRATION TO SELL MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.
HB1149 HD1 RELATING TO GENERAL EXCISE TAX EXEMPTIONS.
SB1537 RELATING TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
SB1550 RELATING TO TREES.
SB1551 RELATING TO PLASTIC.
SB1573 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.
SB1598 RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.
SB1636 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
SB1652 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SR39 URGING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED AND VERIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR AND SAMPLE, AND REPORT THE EMISSIONS OF CONTAMINANTS.
SCR89 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TO EQUIP INTERESTED STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILL SET, EXPERTISE, AND ADVANCEMENT POTENTIAL IN THE FIELD OF MEAT PROCESSING.
SR72 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TO EQUIP INTERESTED STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILL SET, EXPERTISE, AND ADVANCEMENT POTENTIAL IN THE FIELD OF MEAT PROCESSING.
SCR105 URGING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED AND VERIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO ENSURE THAT THE OPERATORS CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR, SAMPLE, AND REPORT THE EMISSIONS OF CONTAMINANTS.
SCR108 URGING THE STATE TO REJECT ENERGY SOURCES FOUND TO BE HARMFUL OR DESTABILIZING TO OUR CLIMATE SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT AND TO COMMIT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE VALUES OF HAWAII'S RESIDENTS.
SR86 URGING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF WASTE COMBUSTION FACILITIES TO IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND SAMPLING TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED AND VERIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO ENSURE THAT THE OPERATORS CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR, SAMPLE, AND REPORT THE EMISSIONS OF CONTAMINANTS.
SR89 URGING THE STATE TO REJECT ENERGY SOURCES FOUND TO BE HARMFUL OR DESTABILIZING TO OUR CLIMATE SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT AND TO COMMIT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE VALUES OF HAWAII'S RESIDENTS.
HCR149 HD1 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES NEEDED TO TRANSITION VOLCANO, HAWAII, INTO A BIOSPHERE AREA THAT PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND COMPLEMENTS THE NEIGHBORING HAWAIIAN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE.
SCR122 REQUESTING A COMMITMENT TO A NUCLEAR-FREE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
SR102 REQUESTING A COMMITMENT TO A NUCLEAR-FREE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
HCR188 HD1 DECLARING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND REQUESTING STATEWIDE COORDINATION TO IDENTIFY, PLAN FOR, AND CREATE CROSS-SECTOR SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
SR139 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IDENTIFY EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL LANDS THAT ARE UNSUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL USE BUT MAY BE UTILIZED AS PET ANIMAL SANCTUARIES.
SR162 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENSURE THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF INCINERATOR ASH FROM WASTE INCINERATOR FACILITIES.
SCR170 REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO IDENTIFY EXISTING DEPARTMENTAL LANDS THAT ARE UNSUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL USE BUT MAY BE UTILIZED AS PET ANIMAL SANCTUARIES.
SCR202 URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ENSURE THE SAFE MANAGEMENT OF INCINERATOR ASH FROM WASTE INCINERATOR FACILITIES.

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