HI HB2572

Establishes a three-year Subsistence-Plus Gardening Pilot Program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to identify underutilized small plots of land (no more than two acres) suitable for gardening based on soil, terrain, and water availability.

Invites small community-based farm clubs to participate in planting, growing, and harvesting priority crops, including Hawaiian canoe crops, to improve food security and food sovereignty in Hawaii.

Requires the department to make identified lands available to participating farm clubs and provide support for community food production hubs.

Mandates a report with findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2029 regular session.

Appropriates an unspecified sum from general revenues for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the pilot program.