HB 1323 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LANDS.

Summary

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to transfer certain public lands for agricultural use to the Department of Agriculture without approval from the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Board of Agriculture. Requires the Department of Agriculture, upon approval of the Board of Agriculture, to accept the transfer of and manage certain qualifying non-agricultural park lands. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✗ Environment

Sub-Topics: Parks & Recreation Public Lands

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1323 → HB1323_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to significantly reduce the oversight required for transferring non-agricultural park lands from the Department of Land and Natural Resources to the Department of Agriculture. The most critical change removes the requirement for Board of Land and Natural Resources approval, allowing the transfer to proceed with only Board of Agriculture approval. Additionally, the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a clerical error rather than an intentional policy change.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed by removing the Board of Land and Natural Resources from the approval process, making it easier for the Department of Agriculture to accept transferred lands without inter-agency consent.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for Board of Land and Natural Resources approval for transferring non-agricultural park lands to the Department of Agriculture.

Changed the department's authority from optional ('may') to mandatory ('shall') for accepting and managing transferred lands.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, likely a clerical error that needs correction.

TECHNICAL

Removed the requirement that designated conservation lands not in current agricultural use remain under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Feb 4, 2025

D Democratic41

40 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 2

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 714), recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe, Woodson.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 86) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-3)

house

Jan 31, 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, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors