THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Chair |
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Senator Gil Riviere, Vice Chair |
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Senator Laura H. Thielen, Chair |
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Senator Brickwood Galuteria, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 02, 2015 |
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2:50PM |
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Conference Room 224 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. Requires that lands managed by the department of agriculture and the agribusiness development corporation are disposed of in a variety of sizes and to diversified tenants to support a diversified agricultural economy. Requires the department of agriculture and the agribusiness development corporation to: (1) consider the diversity of their leased or transferred lands when approving leases or transfers; and (2) submit annual reports regarding land dispositions to the legislature and to post a copy of the reports on the Internet.
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AGL/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Appropriates funds to develop and operate the Hawaii one program to provide conservation plans online.
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AGL/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Requires the agribusiness development corporation to make increasing agriculture and local food production its primary mission, establish a sustainable agriculture and local food production plan, submit annual reports to the legislature, and lease 50 percent of its land to operations that support increasing agriculture and local food production within the next ten years.
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AGL/WTL, WAM |
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RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. Prohibits any subdivision, including by condominium property regime, of parcels of agricultural lands one hundred acres or greater in size if at least 50 per cent of the parcel has soil classified by the land study bureau's detailed land classification as overall (master) productivity rating class A or B.
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AGL/WTL, CPN |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Laura H. Thielen Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Russell E. Ruderman Chair |
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