# Hawaii HB 189: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.

Hawaii HB 189, RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Amy A. Perruso (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-02-06 (Reported from AGR/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 189
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Reported from AGR/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
- Sponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: Agricultural Tourism, Accessory and Secondary Use, Restrictions, Productive Agricultural Use, AGR/TOU, WAL, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the counties to adopt ordinances setting forth procedures and requirements for the review and permitting of agricultural tourism uses and activities as secondary uses, in addition to accessory uses, on a working farm or farming operation. Requires the counties' ordinances to include requirements that: the principal agricultural use on a working farm or farming operation preexists the issuance of any land use permit or building permit for any accessory and secondary use and agricultural tourism be allowed only on land on which productive agricultural use is occurring. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2025-02-06: Reported from AGR/TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1). (House)
- 2025-02-05: 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-05: The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Ilagan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR/TOU on Wednesday, 02-05-25 8:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to AGR/TOU, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-14: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_HD1_.pdf)
- HB189_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_.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/HB189_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB189_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB189_.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-HB189-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).