STAND. COM. REP. NO. I3t'l
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAR 3 T 2(125
RE: S.R. No. 157
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Third .State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Agriculture and Environment, to which was
referred S.R. No. 157 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TO DESIGNATE KUNIA, LEILEHUA PLATEAU, AND POAMOHO AS THE
CENTRAL OAHU AGRICULTURAL CORRIDOR AND TO ESTABLISH A LIST
PRIORITIZING POTENTIAL AGRICULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST VALUE TO THE
STATE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Request the Department of Agriculture to designate
Kunia, Leilehua Plateau, and Poamoho as the Central Oahu
Agricultural Corridor;
(2) Request the Department of Transportation to plan,
design, and implement certain traffic signage;
(3) Request the Department of Agriculture to establish a
list prioritizing potential agricultural infrastructure
improvement projects that would provide the most value
to the State; and
(4) Request the Department of Agriculture to submit a report
to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2026.
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Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Agriculture.
Your Committee recognizes that the State has an established
goal to double local food production by 2030, and therefore should
consider the needs of farmers in the development of new
infrastructure to meet this goal. This measure seeks to
prioritize agriculture in long-term state and county planning,
especially in Kunia, Leilehua Plateau, and Poamoho.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Agriculture and Environment that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R.
No. 157 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Agriculture and
Environment,
MIKE GABBARD, Chair
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 The Senate
Thirty-Third Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Agriculture and Environment
AEN
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
157 A 13 a/ 0^- 17-ZS
The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to: ___________________________________
The Recommendation is:
Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments __ Hold Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
GABBARD. Mike (C)
RICHARDS, III, Herbert M. “Tim” (VC)
DECOITE, Lynn
RHOADS, Karl
AWA, Brenton
TOTAL
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
Chair’s or Designee’s
Distribution: Original Yellow Pink ( Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/09/24