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HI HR178

Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kirstin Kahaloa

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Hawaii Tourism Authority requested to establish an Agricultural Tourism Working Group to review existing laws and ordinances and provide recommendations for growing agricultural tourism in the state.

  • Working group membership includes the HTA President/CEO as Chair, Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity Chairperson, a representative from each county selected by their respective Mayor, and representatives from Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Farmers Union.

  • Additional industry representatives invited to participate include those from Hawaii's coffee, cacao, macadamia nut, and floriculture industries.

  • Working group must submit findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the Regular Session of 2027.

  • Working group will dissolve on June 30, 2027.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Hawaii Tourism Authority To Establish An Agricultural Tourism Working Group To Examine Existing Laws And Ordinances Relating To Agricultural Tourism And Provide Recommendations To Encourage The Growth Of Agricultural Tourism In Hawaii.

Working Group

Last Action

Offered

3/16/2026

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