HB2572 • 2026

RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING.

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Sponsor: HOLT, ALCOS, BELATTI, GARCIA, IWAMOTO, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SHIMIZU, SOUZA, TARNAS
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING.
DAB; Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation ($) Establishes within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity a three-year Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program.
Requires a report to the Legislature.
Appropriates funds.

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HD1

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Plain English: HB2572 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2572 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2572 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING .

Bill History

2026-02-20 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 595-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-18 H
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-13 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO SUBSISTENCE GARDENING.
DAB; Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program; Report; Appropriation ($)
Establishes within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity a three-year Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB2572

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2572

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to subsistence gardening
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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(a)
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There is established within the department of
agriculture and biosecurity a three-year subsistence-plus gardening pilot
program.

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(b)
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The program shall:

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(1)
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Identify
underutilized small plots of land, not more than two acres, suitable for
gardening based on soil, terrain, and water availability;

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(2)
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Invite
small community-based farm clubs, which have demonstrated participation and
momentum in their respective communities, to participate in the program for the
purposes of planting, growing, and harvesting priority crops, including
Hawaiian canoe crops to improve food security and food sovereignty in the
State;

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(3)
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Make
the identified lands available to participating small community-based farm
clubs; and

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(4)
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Provide
support for community food production hubs.

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SECTION 2.
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The department of agriculture and biosecurity shall submit a report of
its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, concerning
the subsistence-plus gardening pilot program to the legislature no later than
twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of
2029.

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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $ or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for a
subsistence-plus gardening pilot program.

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The sum appropriated shall be expended by
the department of agriculture and biosecurity for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DAB;
Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program; Reports; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes
within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity a temporary Subsistence-Plus
Gardening Pilot Program.
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Requires a
report to the Legislature.
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Appropriates
funds.

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