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HI HB8

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jeanne Kapela

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, to modify the Department of Agriculture's strategic plan for food production
  • Adds "conventional, sustainable, and regenerative practices" as methods for identifying lands to produce food crops locally and replace imports
  • Maintains existing goals including doubling local food production by 2030, identifying crops for local production and export, and identifying land for livestock and value-added agricultural products
  • Requires strategic plan to identify benchmarks and metrics that are quantitatively and qualitatively measurable for progress toward food security goals
  • Takes effect July 1, 3000

Legislative Description

Relating To Food Security.

Department of Agriculture

Last Action

Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.

12/10/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance2/19/2021
Agriculture1/27/2021

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