H.B. 1571 Summary

• Requires mandatory disclosure and public notification of outdoor pesticide applications by schools, childcare facilities, and commercial agricultural entities that use more than 10 pounds or 10 gallons of restricted-use pesticides annually, with 24-hour advance notice to parents/guardians and nearby residents.

• Mandates annual public reporting by affected entities to the Department of Agriculture detailing all pesticides used outdoors, including trade names, active ingredients, quantities, and geographic locations (by tax map key and ahupuaa).

• Establishes a pilot program designating five schools (one each on Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Hawaii, and Molokai) located within unspecified distance of large-scale agricultural operations to receive vegetative buffer zones using native or remediation plants.

• Prohibits commercial agricultural entities from applying pesticides within unspecified distance of the five pilot school grounds and requires them to maintain vegetative buffer zones for a minimum unspecified period, with exemptions available only for immediate health/environmental threats without viable alternatives.

• Authorizes the Department of Agriculture to enforce violations through civil injunctions and fines, and allows citizens to bring enforcement actions 60 days after notifying the department, with courts able to award attorney's fees to prevailing plaintiffs.