HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2025

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS

Rep. Cory M. Chun, Chair

Rep. Matthias Kusch, Vice Chair

Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa	Rep. Sean Quinlan
Rep. Nicole E. Lowen	Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Rep. Amy A. Perruso

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

Senator Mike Gabbard, Chair

Senator Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Vice Chair

Sen. Lynn DeCoite	Sen. Brenton Awa
Sen. Karl Rhoads

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Monday, November 24, 2025
TIME:	10:00 AM
PLACE:	VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A live stream link of this meeting will be available online shortly before the scheduled start time.

Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.

A G E N D A

The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive updates from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) on its progress in establishing its biosecurity division, as established by Act 231, Session Laws Hawaiʻi 2024, and Act 236, Session Laws Hawaiʻi 2025.

· Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity presentation

· Questions

No public testimony will be accepted.

The livestream and/or cable TV broadcast of this meeting will include closed captioning.  If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation (including oral, written, or ASL interpretive services) or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee clerk at (808) 586-6170. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-6170.

________________________________________ Senator Mike Gabbard Chair	________________________________________ Rep. Cory Chun Chair
________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate	________________________________________ Rep. Nadine K. Nakamura Speaker of the House