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HI SB2241
Bill
Status
3/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Maile Shimabukuro
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AI Summary
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Establishes a new "fourth class" land classification for taro lands on public property, prohibiting district boundary amendments for lands classified this way.
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Prohibits the Board of Land and Natural Resources from acquiring or disturbing existing taro-growing systems, ancient wetland taro lands, or structural elements (walls, terraces, irrigation ditches) of ancient wetland taro systems on undeveloped state lands for development projects.
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Permits restoration, rehabilitation, and improvement of walls, terraces, or supporting structures for lōʻi taro fields as an allowed use in agricultural districts.
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Adds "growth and perpetuation of traditional Hawaiian crops" as an objective in the State Planning Act for agricultural economic planning.
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Authorizes the Board of Land and Natural Resources, working with the Taro Security and Purity Task Force, to create an inventory of lands classified as fourth class taro lands; effective date July 1, 2030.
Legislative Description
Agricultural Lands; Taro Land Protection
Last Action
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-14 9:45AM in conference room 224.
4/24/2014