RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

Agriculture Education

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on financial support amounts for agricultural tourism businesses.

Expanding Support for Agricultural Tourism

This bill changes the definition of 'enterprise' to include agricultural tourism, allowing the Agribusiness Development Corporation to support farming businesses that offer such activities.

What This Bill Does

Adds 'agricultural tourism' to the list of activities considered an 'enterprise'.
Allows the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially help farms offering agricultural tourism.

Who It Names or Affects

Farms and businesses involved in agricultural tourism.
The Agribusiness Development Corporation.

Terms To Know

Agricultural Tourism: Activities on a farm that visitors can enjoy or learn from, like tours or workshops.
Enterprise: A business activity supported by the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much financial support will be given to agricultural tourism businesses.
It is unclear when exactly this bill will become law, as it has been carried over to the next session without a set effective date.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment adds a new definition for 'agricultural tourism' and updates the existing definition of 'enterprise' to include businesses involved in agricultural tourism.

Adds a new definition for 'agricultural tourism', which is commercial activity on working farms or farming operations that provides enjoyment, education, or involvement for visitors but must be secondary to the main farm activities.
Updates the existing definition of 'enterprise' to include businesses engaged in agricultural tourism.

The amendment specifies an effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unusual and may need clarification or correction.

HD2

Hawaii published version HD2

Plain English: This amendment adds a new definition for 'agricultural tourism' and updates the existing definition of 'enterprise' to include businesses involved in agricultural tourism.

Adds a new definition for 'agricultural tourism', which is commercial activity on working farms or farming operations that provides enjoyment, education, or involvement for visitors but must be secondary to the main farm activities.
Updates the definition of 'enterprise' to include businesses engaged in agricultural tourism.

The amendment specifies an effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unusual and may indicate a placeholder or error.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: This amendment adds a definition for 'agricultural tourism' and modifies the definition of 'enterprise' to include businesses engaged in agricultural tourism, while also transferring certain responsibilities from the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

Adds a new definition for 'agricultural tourism', specifying that it must be secondary to principal farming activities and not interfere with neighboring farms.
Modifies the existing definition of 'enterprise' to include businesses engaged in agricultural tourism, limiting such activities to no more than 25% of total farm operations.
Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of the Agricultural Development Division of the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

The amendment text does not provide specific details on how the transfer of responsibilities will be implemented or managed by the Agribusiness Development Corporation.
The effective date specified (July 1, 3000) is likely a placeholder and needs to be updated with an actual implementation date.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-04-11 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
2025-04-10 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2025-04-08 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 703) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2025-04-04 S
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1687) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-01 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
2025-03-27 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2025-03-21 S
Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1327) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-20 S
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fukunaga, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-03-17 S
The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06 S
Referred to EDT, WAM.
2025-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 319).
2025-03-04 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-02-28 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
2025-02-28 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1075) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2025-02-18 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-12 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-12 H
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 436), recommending referral to JHA.
2025-02-11 H
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Matsumoto.
2025-02-07 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TOU with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-04 H
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 87) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TOU.
2025-01-31 H
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-01-28 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to AGR, TOU, JHA, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
ADC; DOA; Enterprise; Definition; Agricultural Tourism; Agricultural Development Division; Transfer
Includes agricultural tourism in the definition of "enterprise" to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support farming businesses engaged in agricultural tourism. Transfers the Agricultural Development Division of the Department of Agriculture to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1006

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1006

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Section
163D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new definition to be
appropriately inserted and to read as follows:

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"Agricultural tourism" means commercial
activity conducted on a working farm, or a farming operation as defined in
section 165-2, for the enjoyment, education, or involvement of visitors;
provided that the agricultural tourism activity is accessory and secondary to
the principal agricultural use and does not interfere with surrounding farm
operations.
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SECTION 2.
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Section 163D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the
definition of
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enterprise
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to read as follows:

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""Enterprise" means a business with its principal
place of business in Hawaii, which is, or proposes to be, engaged in
agricultural crop development, development of new value-added products,
enhancement of existing agricultural commodities, and the application of existing
agricultural appurtenant facilities to productive uses; provided that the
majority of whatever the corporation produces shall be used for export.
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"Enterprise" includes a business
engaged in agricultural tourism.
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SECTION 3.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Agribusiness Development Corporation; Enterprise; Definition;
Agricultural Tourism

Description:

Includes agricultural tourism in the definition of
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enterprise
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to authorize the Agribusiness Development Corporation to financially support
farming businesses engaged in agricultural tourism.

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