RELATING TO AGRIBUSINESS INCUBATORS.

Appropriates $500,000 for development of the agribusiness incubator initiative. (Sakamoto)

RELATING TO BOATING.

Beginning 7/1/03, requires deposit annually into the boating special fund from the general fund, ten per cent of general excise tax collections from direct revenues generated by ocean recreation industry during preceding fiscal year, to supplement costs of statewide boating program. Allows moneys from the boating special fund to be utilized for improving and enforcing safety and security at harbors, including small boat harbors. (Chun Oakland)

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes $10,000,000 in SPRBs to assist Hawaii Gold Cacao Tree, Inc. in financing the establishment of facilities to process cacao beans and manufacture cocoa by-products and chocolate on the island of Kauai. (Hooser)

WLA/ECD, WAM

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Extends the authorization to issue SPRBs on behalf of Hawaii Gold Cacao Tree, Inc., from 6/30/03 to 6/30/05. (Inouye)

RELATING TO CONTROL OR ERADICATION OF PESTS.

Expands the responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture with regards to the control or eradication of pests. (Inouye)

RELATING TO BROWN TREE SNAKES.

Allows the Department of Agriculture to bring 4 live, sterile brown tree snakes into the State for the purposes of research and training of snake detector dogs. (Inouye)

RELATING TO STATE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.

Facilitates the establishment of an agricultural dual line water system in upcountry Kula, Maui and for capital improvements on the Molokai Irrigation System. Appropriates funds. (Inouye)

RELATING TO THE IRRIGATION WATER DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Eliminates the irrigation water development special fund. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO THE AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Extends the time specified for the development of the state agricultural water use plan. (Bunda BR)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

Includes silvicultural products in the definition of agricultural products, and removes the monetary value and weight requirements that trigger the need for a certificate of ownership for the sale or resale of agricultural products. (Inouye)

RELATING TO ORGANIC LABELING.

Prohibits the labeling of agricultural products as "organic" unless the method of production has been so certified. Requires certifying agents to register and be accredited by the USDA. Establishes administrative penalties. (Inouye)

RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

Establishes integrated pest management policies to prohibit the use of toxicity category I pesticides. (Taniguchi BR)

RELATING TO ARGICULTURAL INSPECTIONS.

Amends the Marketing Order Revolving Fund by renaming it the Certification Services Revolving Fund. Transfers the unexpended balance of moneys from the Coffee Inspection Revolving Fund to the Certification Services Revolving Fund. Authorizes the Department to conduct audits and issue certificates for agricultural safety and security. Clarifies the responsibility for conducting seed certifications.

(Bunda BR)

RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS.

Eliminates concepts of "intensive" and "alternative" agricultural uses from public land and agricultural park laws to provide uniformity in classification and use of agricultural land. (Hemmings)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

Transfers the disposition of public lands within an agricultural district from the department of land and natural resources to the department of agriculture. (Inouye)

RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF AXIS DEER IN MAUI COUNTY.

Appropriates funds to develop a master plan to control the Axis Deer population in Maui County. (Inouye)

RELATING TO DANGEROUS DOGS.

Prohibits the owner of a dangerous dog from allowing the dog to roam freely without supervision. Authorizes an animal control officer to investigate complaints regarding dangerous dogs, to pick up freely roaming dangerous dogs, and to issue citations. Establishes penalties for owners who fail to adequately supervise dangerous dogs. Requires owners of dangerous dogs to obtain liability insurance if the dog is found to be inadequately supervised. (Tsutsui)

RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Allows spayed or neutered rabbits and Belgian hares to be on the ground. (Taniguchi BR)

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds and appropriates funds to the department of agriculture to acquire land to expand the Kahuku Agricultural Park. (Inouye)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Makes a grant-in-aid of $2.5 million per year for fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 to the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation for agricultural research and market development. (Inouye)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PINEAPPLE RESEARCH.

Appropriates funds for pineapple research. (Inouye)

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Facilitates the continued operation and maintenance of an irrigation system for East Kauai. (Inouye)

RELATING TO DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds for a Kauai Tropical Fruit disinfestation facility and an incubator community kitchen. (Hooser)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE KAUAI TROPICAL FRUIT DISINFESTATION FACILITY.

Appropriates funds to reopen and expand the Kauai Tropical Fruit Disinfestation Facility, including opening a commercial, community, shared-use kitchen. (Hooser)

RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.

Requires that county agencies allow solid waste disposal activities above the underground injection control line established by the safe drinking water branch of the department of health; provided county, State, and federal environmental health standards are satisfied in the best public interest. Eliminates requirement that a county that has a resource recovery facility not be granted a permit for other solid waste disposal activities including landfills. (Bunda)

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Senator Carol Fukunaga

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye