HB985 • 2026

RELATING TO PESTICIDE DRIFT MONITORING.

Agriculture Education

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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 bill does not specify the exact details of how the monitoring will be conducted or what actions might follow based on its results.

Funding for Pesticide Drift Monitoring Study

This bill provides funding from a special fund to the Department of Agriculture to continue monitoring pesticide drift statewide.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates funds from the pesticide use revolving fund to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to monitor pesticide drift statewide.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Agriculture
Schools in Hawaii

Terms To Know

Pesticide drift: When pesticides move from where they are applied to other places, like nearby schools.
Revolving fund: A special account that holds money for specific purposes and can be used over time.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how the study will be conducted or what actions might follow based on its results.
It is unclear if this funding will continue beyond fiscal year 2026-2027.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PESTICIDE DRIFT MONITORING.
Pesticides; Pesticide Drift Monitoring Study ($)
Appropriates funding to the department of agriculture to continue the statewide pesticide drift monitoring study.

Current Bill Text

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HB985

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

985

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO PESTICIDE DRIFT MONITORING
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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The
legislature finds that pesticide applications occurring near schools need to be
further studied to ensure Hawaii's children are not being impacted by
off-target pesticide drift.

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The legislature also finds that the
department of agriculture has initiated a study on pesticide drift for schools
statewide.
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The legislature recognizes the importance of
this project to ensure children's safety and appropriate uses of pesticides for
agricultural food security.

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Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to
appropriate
funds for the continued monitoring of pesticide drift in schools statewide.

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SECTION 2.
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There is appropriated out of the pesticide use revolving fund the sum of
$323,484 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and
the sum of $311,903 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year
2026-2027, to carry out the purposes of this Act, including for continued
monitoring of pesticide drift in schools statewide.

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The sums appropriated shall be expended by
the department of agriculture.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Pesticides;
Pesticide Drift Monitoring Study

Description:

Appropriates
funding to the department of agriculture to continue the statewide pesticide
drift monitoring study.

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