HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2025

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa, Chair

Rep. Matthias Kusch, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Nicole E. Lowen

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Amy A. Perruso

Rep. Gene Ward

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM

Rep. Adrian K. Tam, Chair

Rep. Shirley Ann Templo, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Daniel Holt

Rep. Chris Todd

Rep. Ikaika Hussey

Rep. Lauren Matsumoto

Rep. Greggor Ilagan

 

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

TIME:

8:45 a.m.

PLACE:

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Conference Room 325

State Capitol

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A G E N D A

 

HB 189

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances setting forth procedures and requirements for the review and permitting of agricultural tourism uses and activities as secondary uses, in addition to accessory uses, on a working farm or farming operation.  Requires the counties' ordinances to include requirements that:  the principal agricultural use on a working farm or farming operation preexists the issuance of any land use permit or building permit for any accessory and secondary use; agricultural tourism includes only those activities that are allowed under existing zoning and land use regulations; and agricultural tourism be allowed only on land on which productive agricultural use is occurring.

 

AGR/TOU, WAL, JHA

HB 966

Status

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

Establishes statewide, uniform standards to promote agricultural tourism activities in the State by establishing state agricultural tourism activity requirements that are applicable to all counties that have adopted an agricultural tourism ordinance.  Requires agricultural tourism activities to be registered by the county planning commission.  Requires agricultural tourism activities to coexist with an agricultural activity on a farming operation and requires termination of the agricultural tourism activities upon cessation of the agricultural activity.  Makes conforming amendments.

 

AGR/TOU, WAL, JHA

 

 

 

 

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Rep. Adrian K. Tam

Chair

 

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Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa

Chair