HB 189 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

Summary

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances setting forth procedures and requirements for the review and permitting of agricultural tourism uses and activities as secondary uses, in addition to accessory uses, on a working farm or farming operation. Requires the counties' ordinances to include requirements that: the principal agricultural use on a working farm or farming operation preexists the issuance of any land use permit or building permit for any accessory and secondary use and agricultural tourism be allowed only on land on which productive agricultural use is occurring. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB189 → HB189_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version adds a House of Delegates amendment (HD1) that significantly simplifies the definition of 'productive agricultural use' required for agricultural tourism, removing specific thresholds for land acreage and annual revenue. The amendment also updates the bill's effective date to July 1, 3000, and includes minor formatting and text cleanup throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on regulating agricultural tourism on working farms, but the criteria for qualifying farms were narrowed by removing specific revenue and acreage requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed specific requirements for minimum land acreage and minimum annual revenue from active cultivation to qualify a farm for agricultural tourism.

DEFINITION

Simplified the definition of 'productive agricultural use' to only require that the property is taxed as agricultural and is current on real property taxes.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from 'upon approval' to a fixed date of July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

Added bracketed text to the description section to indicate where text was removed or added during the amendment process.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Matsumoto.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR/TOU, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors