HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2024

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates, Chair

Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa, Vice Chair

Rep. Elle Cochran	Rep. Justin H. Woodson
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen	Rep. Gene Ward
Rep. Amy A. Perruso

CORRECTED NOTICE OF HEARING

The hearing has been cancelled.

DATE:	Friday, February 9, 2024
TIME:	9:30 AM
PLACE:	VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

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A G E N D A

HB 1582 Status	RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS. Classifies neonicotinoid pesticides as restricted use pesticides and establishes a list of chemicals that belong to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals.	AGR, CPC
HB 1782 Status	RELATING TO HEMP. Makes a conforming amendment to allow the Department of Health, or its designee, to conduct criminal history record checks on applicants for hemp processor permits.	AGR, JHA
HB 1815 Status	RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Includes agritourism in the definition of "enterprise" to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support businesses engaged in agritourism.	AGR, FIN
HB 1937 Status	RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for the preparation of an environmental impact statement to drill non-potable water wells on individual parcels at Panaewa and Pahoa agricultural parks.	AGR, FIN
HB 1971 Status	RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the Board of Agriculture to submit a report on the percentage of agricultural lands that are suitable for farming and actively farmed and certain dollar amounts relating to lease transfers between lessees.	AGR, FIN
HB 2298 Status	RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. Establishes a timeline by which roasted coffee, instant coffee, and ready-to-drink coffee beverages that use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising are required to contain a certain per cent coffee by weight from that geographic origin.	AGR, CPC
HB 2329 Status	RELATING TO ROSE-RINGED PARAKEETS. Establishes a one-year pilot program to reduce the population of rose-ringed parakeets on Kauai using past research and on-the-ground experience to guide future strategies.  Appropriates funds.  Sunsets 6/30/2025.	AGR, FIN
HB 2537 Status	RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES. Imposes a penalty for knowingly selling invasive plants or plants containing invasive species.	AGR, JHA
HB 2644 Status	RELATING TO LITTLE FIRE ANTS. Recognizes the Hawaii ant lab as the lead organization in addressing little fire ant infestations, with support of the department of agriculture, plant pest and disease control branch.  Appropriates funds to support the Hawaii ant lab in mitigating the effects of little fire ants in the State.	AGR, FIN

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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Chair