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

The purview of this committee includes agriculture and aquaculture, including mariculture; population; environmental quality control and protection, including litter control, recycling, wastewater treatment, endangered species, invasive species, and hazardous waste.

Measures Scheduled for Hearing Show All

Committee	Measure	Date/Time	Notice
AEN/GVO	SB2094 RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.	2/17/2026 3:00 PM	See It
TRS/AEN	SB2999 RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.	2/17/2026 3:01 PM	See It
AEN/TRS	SB2709 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.	2/17/2026 3:02 PM	See It
EIG/TRS/AEN	SB2027 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.	2/17/2026 3:04 PM	See It
AEN/WLA/EIG	SB2371 RELATING TO AGRIVOLTAICS.	2/18/2026 3:00 PM	See It
AEN/WLA/EDT	SB2800 RELATING TO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.	2/18/2026 3:01 PM	See It
AEN/GVO	SB2718 RELATING TO THE FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM.	2/18/2026 3:02 PM	See It
AEN	SB2374 RELATING TO A BLUE ECONOMY.	2/18/2026 3:05 PM	See It
AEN	SB2760 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.	2/18/2026 3:05 PM	See It
AEN	SB2741 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.	2/18/2026 3:05 PM	See It
AEN	SB2941 RELATING TO DISPOSABLE BODYBOARDS.	2/18/2026 3:15 PM	See It
AEN	SB2712 RELATING TO HEMP.	2/18/2026 3:15 PM	See It
AEN	SB2576 RELATING TO TRESPASS.	2/18/2026 3:15 PM	See It
AEN	SB2112 RELATING TO ADDITIVES IN FOOD.	2/18/2026 3:15 PM	See It
AEN/EDU	SB2706 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.	2/18/2026 4:15 PM	See It
EDU/AEN	SB2320 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.	2/18/2026 4:15 PM	See It

Measures in 2026

Measure and Title
SB1 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
SB16 RELATING TO AQUARIUM FISH PERMITS.
SB22 RELATING TO FISHERIES.
SB110 RELATING TO WATER.
SB126 RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
SB139 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB231 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
SB237 RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.
SB238 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
SB241 RELATING TO STATE FINANCES.
SB315 RELATING TO FERAL PIGS.
HB175 HD1 RELATING TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.
SB471 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB507 RELATING TO MEAT PROCESSING.
SB517 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB564 RELATING TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
SB634 RELATING TO MARINE PASSENGER FEES.
SB656 RELATING TO WATER.
SB671 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB810 RELATING TO TAXATION OF AVIATION FUEL.
SB840 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
HB661 HD2 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
SB1016 RELATING TO DECARBONIZATION.
SB1021 RELATING TO WILDLIFE.
SB1072 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB1082 RELATING TO THE STATE SHRIMP.
SB1154 RELATING TO HEALTH.
SB1178 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION INCENTIVES.
SB1182 RELATING TO INTEGRATED LAND USE.
SB1189 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB1190 RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
SB1251 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
HB966 HD2 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
SB1262 RELATING TO OAHU CORAL REEF RESILIENCE ENHANCEMENT.
SB1332 RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
SB1537 RELATING TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
SB1550 RELATING TO TREES.
SB1573 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.
SB1598 RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.
SB1652 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SB2006 RELATING TO FARM EMPLOYEE HOUSING.
SB2018 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SB2019 RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.
SB2027 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.
SB2028 RELATING TO THE AQUACULTURE INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.
SB2048 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2092 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2094 RELATED TO TOXIC CHEMICALS.
SB2099 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE POLLUTION.
SB2100 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB2101 RELATING TO ORGANIC WASTE.
SB2102 RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
SB2103 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB2112 RELATING TO ADDITIVES IN FOOD.
SB2113 RELATING TO PLANT-BASED FOOD AND DRINKS.
SB2123 RELATING TO FARM DWELLINGS.
SB2155 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
SB2159 RELATING TO THE HALAULA AGRICULTURAL PARCEL.
SB2166 RELATING TO NUISANCE.
SB2168 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2174 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2178 RELATING TO INDUSTRIAL HEMP.
SB2205 RELATING TO PLASTIC POLLUTION.
SB2213 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2229 RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION.
SB2235 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2243 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB2257 RELATING TO VEGETATIVE BURNING.
SB2310 RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES.
SB2316 RELATING TO CARBON OFFSETS.
SB2320 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2322 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS.
SB2328 RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION.
SB2329 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
SB2330 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB2331 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2332 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2333 RELATING TO NEONICOTINOIDS.
SB2334 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2335 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2346 RELATING TO AIRPORTS.
SB2349 RELATING TO AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2350 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2361 RELATING TO SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.
SB2370 RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
SB2371 RELATING TO AGRIVOLTAICS.
SB2372 RELATING TO TREES.
SB2373 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION.
SB2374 RELATING TO A BLUE ECONOMY.
SB2375 RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL TAX CREDIT.
SB2376 RELATING TO THE RENEWABLE FUELS PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT.
SB2403 RELATING TO RENEWABLE FUEL.
SB2404 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
SB2406 RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.
SB2415 RELATING TO MICROPLASTICS.
SB2416 RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.
SB2426 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2439 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB2440 RELATING TO CENTRALIZED ACCESS TO RESOURCES.
SB2452 RELATING TO CLIMATE-FRIENDLY INSURERS.
SB2459 RELATING TO PESTICIDES.
SB2474 RELATING TO DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING.
SB2476 RELATING TO RECYCLING.
SB2478 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 AND HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS AND BEACHES.
SB2483 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB2484 RELATING TO THE HAWAII CLIMATE INSTITUTE.
SB2486 RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
SB2488 RELATING TO THE HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL.
SB2489 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2490 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
SB2506 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB2507 RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION.
SB2525 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB2576 RELATING TO TRESPASS.
SB2595 RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
SB2597 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2606 RELATING TO WILDLIFE.
SB2617 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB2618 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB2619 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2689 RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
SB2703 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2704 RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING.
SB2706 RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
SB2707 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2709 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2712 RELATING TO HEMP.
SB2713 RELATING TO PESTICIDE BUFFER ZONES.
SB2717 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2718 RELATING TO THE FOOD HUB PILOT PROGRAM.
SB2719 RELATING TO TAXATION.
SB2736 RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
SB2740 RELATING TO FARM EMPLOYEE HOUSING.
SB2741 RELATING TO THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX.
SB2742 RELATING TO DOG ATTACKS.
SB2743 RELATING TO BUILDING PERMITS.
SB2745 RELATING TO NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES.
SB2747 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2753 RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SB2760 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2770 RELATING TO CESSPOOL CONVERSIONS.
SB2779 RELATING TO COCONUT TREES.
SB2800 RELATING TO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
SB2805 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2834 RELATING TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
SB2885 RELATING TO BIOSECURITY.
SB2887 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB2905 RELATING TO ENERGY.
SB2907 RELATING TO MARINE AFFAIRS.
SB2925 RELATING TO COCONUT TREES.
SB2926 RELATING TO CESSPOOLS.
SB2941 RELATING TO DISPOSABLE BODYBOARDS.
SB2942 RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES.
SB2971 RELATING TO WATER STANDARDS.
SB2972 RELATING TO OAHU CORAL REEF RESTORATION.
SB2974 RELATING TO THE OCEAN RECREATION SPECIAL FUND.
SB2980 RELATING TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS.
SB2988 RELATING TO HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS.
SB2999 RELATING TO A CLEAN FUEL STANDARD.
SB3012 RELATING TO ANIMAL IMPORTATION.
SB3014 RELATING TO WILDLIFE.
SB3043 RELATING TO HUNTING.
SB3054 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
SB3060 RELATING TO USE OF FORCE IN SELF-PROTECTION.
SB3066 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL GRANT ADMINISTRATION.
SB3154 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
SB3162 RELATING TO STRATEGIC FOOD RESERVES.
SB3221 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURE.
SB3222 RELATING TO FOOD HUBS.
SB3224 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES.
SB3231 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS.
SB3233 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE HOUSING.
SB3252 RELATING TO CLIMATE PLANNING.
SB3253 RELATING TO CONSERVATION.
SB3256 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB3258 RELATING TO REGIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION.
SB3259 RELATING TO SOLID WASTE.
GM510 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Molokaʻi Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, FAITH TUIPULOTU, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM511 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Moloka'i Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, HARRY PURDY III, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
SB3289 RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.
SB3296 RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
SB3297 RELATING TO LAND TRANSFER.
SB3298 RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
SB3318 RELATING TO RESILIENCY.
SB3319 RELATING TO HEMP.
SB3321 RELATING TO AQUACULTURE.
SB3323 RELATING TO ECOSYSTEM RIGHTS.
SB3336 RELATING TO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
GM614 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Environmental Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Nominee, MARK GORDON, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM615 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides, Gubernatorial Nominee, MATTHEW LYUM, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM616 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Gubernatorial Nominee, EN YOUNG, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM617 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Gubernatorial Nominee, JASON MONIZ, for a term to expire 06-30-2029.
GM676 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Moloka'i Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board, Gubernatorial Nominee, DENISE KAWANO, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.
GM680 Submitting for consideration and confirmation to the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Gubernatorial Nominee, MICHAEL FAYE, for a term to expire 06-30-2030.

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