SB 2407 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL LAND.

Summary

Establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) Hawaii Island Property Manager position within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action May 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2407_SD1 → SB2407_SD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised to remove the authorization for issuing bonds to purchase agricultural land in north Kohala and replaced it with a focus solely on funding a property manager position. The legislative findings and specific references to the Halaula parcel were deleted, narrowing the bill's scope from a major land acquisition project to an administrative staffing measure.

Scope change

The bill's scope was significantly narrowed from authorizing a land purchase and bond issuance to only establishing a single job position within the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

FISCAL

Removed the authorization to issue general obligation bonds for purchasing the north Kohala agricultural parcel.

REMOVED

Deleted the legislative findings regarding the need to revitalize agriculture in north Kohala and the specific purchase of the Halaula parcel.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill's effective date from July 1, 2050 (SD1) to July 1, 2026 (SD2), correcting a likely typo in the original version.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the bill's description from authorizing a land purchase to exclusively establishing and funding one full-time equivalent property manager position.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:45 PM; Conference Room 411.

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May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 11:45 AM; Conference Room 411.

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Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 9:45AM; CR 411.

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Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 9:45AM; CR 325.

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Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 411.

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Apr 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 11:15AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.

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Apr 10, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 510).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1388-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 17

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Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 233) in amended form (SD 2).

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Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

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Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2276) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM.

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Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

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Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

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4 primary · 1 co-sponsor