RELATING TO PESTICIDES.

SB2100

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2100

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to pesticides
.

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 exposure
can cause significant harm to public health and the environment.
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Restricted use pesticides have been deemed to
have high potential to cause harm to surrounding communities, farm workers,
pollinators, the environment, and other crops.
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Comprehensive pesticide use data is therefore essential to accurately
assess risks and ensure that communities are protected from adverse
impacts.
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The
legislature further finds that Act 45, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, established
requirements intended to address pesticide abuse in Hawaii, including requiring
all users of restricted use pesticides to annually report on their use of
restricted use pesticides to the department of agriculture and biosecurity.
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However, robust and meaningful analysis of
environmental and public health impacts of pesticides is contingent on more
comprehensive reporting.

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The
legislature also finds that currently, pesticide users are required to report
the address, tax map key, and location of the application site, but are not
required to provide specific geospatial data that could provide comprehensive
mapping of pesticide impacts.
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This poses
difficulties to communities who live adjacent to large tracts of agricultural
land.
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According to the state-sponsored
Joint Fact Finding Study Group's report, Pesticide Use by Large Agribusinesses
on Kauai (2016), "more information is needed about the time and place of
applications along with greater oversight to ensure compliance on all
Islands.
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Again, California appears to
lead the nation in studies of chronic health effects and/or associations with
pesticide use.
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They are able to reach
this level of scientific inquiry because they require careful reporting of
pesticide applications that specify what was sprayed, where, when, and in what
quantities."
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Improved reporting in
Hawaii can provide policymakers and public health experts with important data
with which to make evidence�based decisions about pesticide use.

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The
purpose of this Act is to protect the health of Hawaii's environment and people
and enable more informed public health decision�making through improving
reporting requirements for restricted use pesticides by:

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(1)
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Requiring quarterly, rather than annual,
reporting of all use of restricted use pesticides;

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(2)
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Amending the contents of the reports to
include detailed geospatial information and increased detail and uniformity
regarding the amount of product and chemicals applied;

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(3)
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Exempting wood preservative pesticides
from reporting requirements; and

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(4)
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Requiring the department of agriculture
and biosecurity to develop an online reporting tool for restricted use
pesticides.

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SECTION

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Section
149A-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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"[
[
]�149A-26[
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Post-application reporting of pesticide use.
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(a)
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[
Beginning
January 1, 2019, every
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Every
user of restricted use pesticides
shall be subject to the requirement to submit to the department, for
departmental use, [
an annual
]
a quarterly
report of all use of
restricted use pesticides as provided in this section[
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]
; provided
that the application of a wood preservative pesticide shall be exempt from
reporting requirements under this section.

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(b)
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No later than thirty days following the end
of each calendar [
year,
]
quarter,
every entity that uses
restricted use pesticides shall provide to the department a report of all
restricted use pesticides used during the preceding calendar [
year.
]
quarter.

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(c)
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The department shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 91 requiring that the [
annual
]
quarterly
reports include
the following information:

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(1)
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A listing, by federal and state
registrations or permit numbers, commercial product names, and active
ingredients, of all restricted use pesticides used;

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(2)
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The total quantities used for each
restricted use pesticide[
;
]
, listed by type in pounds of active
ingredient applied and percentage of active ingredient found in any restricted
use pesticide applied;

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(3)
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A [
general
]
detailed

description of the geographic location, including, at a minimum[
, the
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:

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(A)
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Geospatial data and information up
to an area of one square mile; and

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(B)
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The
tax map key number, at which
the restricted use pesticides were used; and

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(4)
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The date on which the restricted use
pesticide application occurred."

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SECTION

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Section
149A-27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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"[
[
]�149A-27[
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]
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Public reports; contents.
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The department shall produce a summary,
for public disclosure, by county, that includes:

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(1)
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The total quantities used, by federal
and state registrations or permit numbers, commercial product names, and active
ingredients, for each restricted use pesticide used[
; and
]
, including
a breakdown by type in pounds of active ingredient applied and percentage of
active ingredient found in any restricted use pesticide applied;

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(2)
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The amount of area in the county in which the
restricted use application occurred[
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; and

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(3)
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Geospatial data and information up to an
area of one square mile where the restricted use pesticide application
occurred.
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SECTION
4.
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The department of agriculture and
biosecurity shall develop an online reporting tool for restricted use pesticide
reporting pursuant to section 149A-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

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SECTION
5.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION
6.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DAB;
Pesticides; Restricted Use; Geospatial Data; Reports; Online Reporting Tool

Description:

Requires
quarterly rather than annual reporting of all use of restricted use
pesticides.
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Amends the contents of
reports to include specific geospatial data and information and increased
detail on the amount of restricted use pesticides used.
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Exempts wood preservative pesticides from
reporting requirements.
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Requires the
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to develop an online reporting tool
for restricted use pesticides.

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