H.C.R. NO. 198 Summary

• Urges the State of Hawaii to purchase 123 parcels of agricultural land totaling approximately 22,500 acres from Dole Food Company, Inc.

• Identifies the purchase price range as between $175,000,000 and $200,000,000, to be funded through general obligation bonds and revenue bonds payable by current tenants and Waiahole Ditch revenues.

• Lists specific tax map keys for the parcels being sold across multiple districts.

• Cites Hawaii's constitutional mandate to conserve agricultural lands and notes the state currently imports 85-90 percent of its food.

• Directs that lands suitable for conservation or preservation be transferred to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.