(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, before December 31, 2009, the department of agriculture and the department of land and natural resources shall collaborate to identify public lands as defined under § 171-2 that should be designated important agricultural lands as defined in section 205-42 and shall cause to be prepared maps delineating those lands. In making the designations, the departments shall use the standards and criteria of § 205-44.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-44.5

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • important agricultural lands: means those lands, identified pursuant to this part, that:
    (1) Are capable of producing sustained high agricultural yields when treated and managed according to accepted farming methods and technology;
    (2) Contribute to the State's economic base and produce agricultural commodities for export or local consumption; or
    (3) Are needed to promote the expansion of agricultural activities and income for the future, even if currently not in production. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 205-42
(b) The designation of important agricultural lands pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the district boundary amendment procedures of section 205-3.1 or 205-4 or declaratory order procedures of § 205-45.
(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, beginning January 1, 2010, after receipt of the maps of public lands identified as important agricultural lands pursuant to subsection (a), the commission shall designate the public lands as important agricultural lands and adopt the maps of those public lands. Upon designation, the public lands shall be subject to this chapter.

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