# Hawaii HB 1497: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Hawaii HB 1497, RELATING TO AGRICULTURE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-03-13 (Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1497
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-13, Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: DOA, Restricted Use Pesticides, Online Reporting, Position Conversion, Appropriations, AEN, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Agriculture to develop an online reporting tool on restricted use pesticide usage. Appropriates funds to convert an unspecified number of temporary Environmental Health Specialist III positions into permanent positions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LAMOSAO
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-13: Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1077) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to AEN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 79). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 878), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 642) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-12: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-12-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1497_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1497_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1497_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1497_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1497_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1497-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).