RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST ALOUN KAUAI FARMING, AN AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE, IN THE FINANCE, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A PROJECT TO REVITALIZE THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
Summary
Authorizes the Department of Budget and Finance to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Aloun Kauai Farming LLC, in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of an integrated dairy. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Apr 2, 2026
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The bill was revised from a House draft to a Senate version, updating administrative metadata such as the bill number and revision history. The most significant substantive change is the correction of the effective date from the erroneous year 3000 to 2050, ensuring the law will take effect in the future. Minor formatting adjustments were also made to the title and summary sections to improve clarity.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it continues to authorize special purpose revenue bonds for Aloun Kauai Farming LLC to revitalize the dairy industry on Kauai.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the Act was corrected from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050, fixing a likely clerical error that would have prevented the law from ever taking effect.
TECHNICAL
Administrative metadata including the bill identifier (changed from HD1 to SD1), author names, and revision numbers were updated to reflect the Senate version of the document.
The bill title and summary were slightly adjusted to add the word 'Industry' for grammatical consistency and clarity.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Feb 28, 2025
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 2:40 PM; Conference Room 411.
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 10:50AM in Conference Room 325.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-25 9:31AM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 498).
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1282) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 18
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 59) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kidani). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 460) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 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
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to AEN, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gabbard
DDemocratic
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