Title 11, Agriculture And Animals

[§163D-13] Revenue bonds; special funds. (a) A separate special fund shall be established for each project facility financed from the proceeds of the revenue bonds secured under the same trust indenture. Each fund shall be designated "project facility revenue bond special fund" a…

[§163D-14] Trustee; designation, duties. (a) The corporation shall designate a trustee for each issue of revenue bonds secured under the same trust indenture. (b) The trustee shall be authorized by the corporation to hold and administer the project facility revenue bond special f…

[§163D-15] Trust indenture. (a) A trust indenture may contain covenants and provisions authorized by part III of chapter 39, and as may be deemed necessary or convenient by the corporation for the purposes of this chapter. (b) A trust indenture may allow the corporation to pledge…

§163D-15.5 Waiahole water system revolving fund. (a) There is established within the state treasury a revolving fund to be known as the Waiahole water system revolving fund, which shall be administered by the corporation and into which shall be deposited all revenues from assessm…

§163D-15.6 Commitment and preservation of agricultural leases. (a) The agribusiness development corporation shall work toward obtaining commitments from landowners in the leeward and central districts of Oahu that their agricultural leases shall be for a duration of twenty or mor…

[§163D-16] Use of public lands; acquisition of state lands. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 171 to the contrary, the governor may transfer lands located within a project area to the corporation for its use. (b) If state lands under the control and management of other public agencies …

§163D-17 Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund; established; use of corporation funds. (a) There is established the Hawaii agricultural development revolving fund, to which shall be credited any state appropriations to the fund or other moneys made available to the fund,…

[§163D-18] Exemption from taxation. The corporation shall not be required to pay state taxes of any kind. [L 1994, c 264, pt of §1]

§163D-19 Annual report. (a) The corporation shall submit to the governor and the legislature, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, a complete and detailed report of its plans and activities. (b) The following information shall be included in t…

§163D-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Agriculture" means the production for consumption within the State and exporting of plant and animal life on land and within ponds and other bodies of water for food, fiber, and raw mate…

[§163D-20] Food and product innovation network; established. (a) There is established within the corporation the food and product innovation network. The network shall operate under a centralized coordination structure administered by the corporation to ensure alignment in standa…

§163D-3 Agribusiness development corporation; board of directors; established. (a) There is established the agribusiness development corporation, which shall be a public body corporate and politic and an instrumentality and agency of the State. The corporation shall be headed by …

[PART II. ACQUISITION OF IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS] [§163D-31] Acquisitions of important agricultural lands authorized by the legislature. (a) The legislature may authorize the corporation to acquire agricultural lands for the protection of agricultural lands, public land bank…

[§163D-32] Acquisitions; payment. (a) If the landowner agrees to the sale of the interest in lands pursuant to section 163D-31, the landowner and the corporation shall agree on whether the landowner shall receive payment for the interest in a lump sum or through an installment pu…

[§163D-33] Installment purchase agreements; interest payment. (a) The legislature may authorize the corporation to negotiate installment purchase agreements for the acquisition of specific parcels of land for the protection of agricultural lands, public land banking, or the promo…

§163D-4 Powers; generally. (a) Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, the corporation may: (b) The corporation shall:

[PART III.] INTERAGENCY FOOD SYSTEMS COORDINATION [§163D-41] Statewide interagency food systems coordination team. There is established within the corporation the statewide interagency food systems coordination team. The statewide interagency food systems coordination team shall …

[§163D-42] Interagency food systems working group. (a) There is established within the corporation an interagency food systems working group. (b) The working group shall consist of the following members: (c) The interagency food systems working group shall: (d) The interagency fo…

§163D-5 Hawaii agribusiness plan. (a) The corporation shall prepare and post on its website the Hawaii agribusiness plan, which shall define and establish goals, objectives, policies, and priority guidelines for its agribusiness development strategy. The plan shall include but no…

§163D-6 Subsidiaries; establishment. (a) The corporation may exercise its powers through one or more subsidiary corporations. The corporation, by resolution, may direct any of its members, officers, or employees to organize a subsidiary corporation pursuant to either chapter 414 …

§163D-7 Agricultural projects; agricultural development plans. (a) The corporation may develop and implement agricultural projects where large tracts of agricultural land have been or will be taken out of productive agriculture or where, through detailed analysis, opportunities e…

§163D-8 Project facility program. (a) The corporation may develop a project to identify necessary project facilities within a project area. (b) Unless and except as otherwise provided by law, whenever the corporation undertakes, or causes to be undertaken, any project facility as…

§163D-9 Bonds. (a) The corporation, with the approval of the governor, may issue, from time to time, revenue bonds in amounts not exceeding the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued by the legislature for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, remodeling, furnishing, and…