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HI SR123

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/2/2018

Primary Sponsor

Donovan Cruz

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Board of Agriculture must submit a recommended definition of "agricultural hub" or "food hub" to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session convening.

  • Recommended definition must include language describing the hub as a centrally located facility with business management structure that facilitates aggregation, storage, processing, distribution, and marketing of locally produced food products.

  • Board of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Agribusiness Development Corporation, must identify areas throughout Hawaii that are potentially suitable to become agricultural or food hubs.

  • Resolution references the Whitmore Project in Central Oahu as an example of agricultural hub development, which includes processing and packaging facilities to serve local farmers and producers.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Board Of Agriculture To Submit A Recommended Definition Of "agricultural Hub" Or "food Hub" And, In Collaboration With The Agribusiness Development Corporation, Identify Areas In The State That Are Potentially Suitable To Become Agricultural Hubs Or Food Hubs.

Board of Agriculture

Last Action

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

4/2/2018

Committee Referrals

Agriculture and Environment3/16/2018

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