SCR 164 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ADOPT RULES AUTHORIZING RODEOS ON LANDS ZONED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE.

This Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR 164) requests the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules permitting rodeos on lands legally zoned for agricultural use. It directly affects ranchers, event organizers, and communities seeking to host rodeos on working farmland. The key provision is a formal request for the Department to create specific regulations allowing these events, rather than directly authorizing them. The resolution cites Hawaii's historical paniolo (Hawaiian cowboy) culture as context but does not change existing land-use laws. It is a procedural request, not a binding law.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025

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SCR164 → SCR164_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a structured digital template with metadata. The substantive content remains identical, requesting the Department of Agriculture adopt rules to authorize rodeos on agricultural lands to honor Hawaii's paniolo culture.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata structure were modified.

TECHNICAL

Removed traditional legislative header and footer formatting, replacing with digital metadata fields including timestamps, document IDs, and template revision numbers.

Changed the department name from 'Department of Land and Natural Resources' to 'Department of Agriculture' in the resolution language.

Added metadata fields including document type (SMA), revision numbers, timestamps, and technical identifiers.

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

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Committee

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 726).

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2095), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 437) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD1). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1388) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 17, 2025

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

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor