Hawaii House Bill 611

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Clarifies that "customary and traditional subsistence farming", which is customary and traditional subsistence farming conducted by a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner in certain situations, is included as a protected activity under the Hawaii right to farm act. Clarifies that the cultivation of crops and activities related to game, fish, and livestock in the agricultural district may be for economic use or customary and traditional subsistence farming. Provides that one of the State's policies under the Hawaii State Planning Act's agricultural objectives is to perpetuate the practice of customary and traditional subsistence farming. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Relating To Agriculture.

Rep. Cedric Gates [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Elle Cochran [D]	Rep. Daniel Holt [D]
Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. May Mizuno [D]
Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-02-17	House	Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
2023-02-17	House	Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 692) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2023-02-15	House	The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
2023-02-13	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-15-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-06	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3).
2023-02-06	House	Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 46) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2023-02-01	House	The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2023-01-30	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-01-23 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-27	House	Referred to AGR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
2023-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2023-01-20	House	Pending introduction.

HB611 (Carry Over) 2023-02-17 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=611&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB611_HD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB611_HD1_.HTM