SB1099 • 2026

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

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Sponsor: DELA CRUZ
Last action: 2026-04-17
Official status: Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Important Agricultural Lands; LUC; County Lands; State Lands Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate county or state lands as important agricultural lands, and adopt maps for the designated lands, in counties that fail to identify and recommend important agricultural lands by 12/31/2027.
Effective 7/1/3000.
(HD1)

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Plain English: SB1099 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB1099 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
1099 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS .

Bill History

2026-04-17 S
Re-Referred to WLA, JDC.
2026-03-20 H
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
2026-03-20 S
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-04-15 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
2025-04-15 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Inouye Chair; Gabbard Co-Chair; Elefante, DeCorte.
2025-04-10 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
2025-04-10 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2025-04-10 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 671).
2025-04-08 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-04-04 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2027), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-27 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2025-03-25 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-21 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
2025-03-21 H
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1409), recommending referral to JHA.
2025-03-19 H
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-03-14 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-14 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
2025-03-14 H
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1264) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
2025-03-11 H
The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
2025-03-07 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06 H
Referred to WAL, AGR, JHA, referral sheet 19
2025-03-06 H
Pass First Reading
2025-03-04 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 259).
2025-03-04 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2025-02-28 S
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 956) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-21 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
2025-02-18 S
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-25 10:20AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-02-12 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
2025-02-12 S
Reported from WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 367) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
2025-02-05 S
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WTL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, Chang, McKelvey, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-01-31 S
The committee(s) on WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23 S
Referred to WTL, JDC.
2025-01-21 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Important Agricultural Lands; LUC; County Lands; State Lands
Authorizes the Land Use Commission to designate county or state lands as important agricultural lands, and adopt maps for the designated lands, in counties that fail to identify and recommend important agricultural lands by 12/31/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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SB1099

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1099

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 205-49, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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Designation of important agricultural lands;
adoption of important agricultural lands maps.
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(a)
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After receipt of the maps of eligible important agricultural lands from
the counties and the recommendations of the department of agriculture and the
office of planning and sustainable development, the commission shall then
proceed to identify and designate important agricultural lands, subject to
section 205‑45.
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The decision
shall consider the county maps of eligible important agricultural lands;
declaratory orders issued by the commission designating important agricultural
lands during the three year period following the enactment of legislation
establishing incentives and protections contemplated under section 205-46, as
provided in section 9 of Act 183, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005; landowner
position statements and representations; and any other relevant information.

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In designating important agricultural lands
in the State, pursuant to the recommendations of individual counties, the
commission shall consider the extent to which:

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(1)
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The
proposed lands meet the standards and criteria under section 205-44;

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(2)
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The
proposed designation is necessary to meet the objectives and policies for
important agricultural lands in sections 205-42 and 205-43; and

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(3)
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The
commission has designated lands as important agricultural lands, pursuant to
section 205-45; provided that if the majority of landowners' landholdings is
already designated as important agricultural lands, excluding lands held in the
conservation district, pursuant to section 205-45 or any other provision of
this part, the commission shall not designate any additional lands of that
landowner as important agricultural lands except by a petition pursuant to
section 205-45.

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Any decision regarding the designation of
lands as important agricultural lands and the adoption of maps of those lands
pursuant to this section shall be based upon written findings of fact and
conclusions of law, presented in at least one public hearing conducted in the
county where the land is located in accordance with chapter 91, that the
subject lands meet the standards and criteria set forth in section 205-44 and
shall be approved by two-thirds of the membership to which the commission is
entitled.

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(b)
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Copies of the maps of important agricultural lands adopted under this
section shall be transmitted to each county planning department and county
council, the department of agriculture, the agribusiness development
corporation, the office of planning and sustainable development, and other
state agencies involved in land use matters.
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The maps of important agricultural lands shall guide all decision-making
on the proposed reclassification or rezoning of important agricultural lands,
state agricultural development programs, and other state and county land use
planning and decision-making.

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(c)
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The land use commission shall have the sole authority to interpret the
adopted map boundaries delineating the important agricultural lands.

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(d)
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The land use commission may designate lands as important agricultural
lands and adopt maps for a designation pursuant to:

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(1)
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A
farmer or landowner petition for declaratory ruling under section 205‑45
at any time; or

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(2)
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The
county process for identifying and recommending lands for important
agricultural lands under section 205-47 no sooner than three years,

after the
enactment of legislation establishing incentives and protections contemplated
under section 205-46, as provided in section 9 of Act 183, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2005.

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(e)
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The land use commission may designate lands as important agricultural
lands and adopt maps for a designation in any county that fails to identify and
recommend important agricultural lands by December 31, 2027, subject to the
process and criteria established in subsection (a).
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SECTION 2.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Important
Agricultural Lands; LUC

Description:

Authorizes
the Land Use Commission to designate important agricultural lands and adopt
maps for the designated lands in counties that fail to identify and recommend
important agricultural lands by December 31, 2027.

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