---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE."
description: "Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for a Non-Potable Water Wells Pilot Program to prepare an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment to drill non-potable water wells on individual parcels at Panaewa Agricultural Park and Panaewa farm lots, under the Department of Agriculture. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1365"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1365 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "DOA", "Environmental Assessment", "Environmental Impact Statement", "Non-potable Water Wells Pilot Program", "Panaewa Agricultural Park", "Panaewa Farm Lots"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAHALOA", "KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY", "TODD"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7575fc94-dcca-402f-bc3c-4449e14e2d0d"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1365&year=2025"
source_hash: "af6a2b270f0110baf4a3eaa700bafa74a6e7da9904110bdb43ae42613a899cf6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 1365 (2025) — RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Appropriates funds to the Department of Agriculture for a Non-Potable Water Wells Pilot Program to prepare an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment to drill non-potable water wells on individual parcels at Panaewa Agricultural Park and Panaewa farm lots, under the Department of Agriculture. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB1365** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1365_.HTM)
2. **HB1365_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1365_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1365_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1365_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1365_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1365_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1365_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1365_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1365_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1365_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-06-06** Act 186, on 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). `became-law`
- **2025-06-06** Act 186, 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1286). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 156).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 156) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-24** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Kahaloa, Takenouchi, Todd, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2025-04-24** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Inouye, Aquino, Rhoads, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 11:10AM in conference room 325.
- **2025-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Inouye, Aquino Co-Chairs; Rhoads, Richards, Awa.
- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Kahaloa, Takenouchi Co-Chairs; Todd, Alcos.
- **2025-04-10** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). `receipt`
- **2025-04-08** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-04** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 587) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2025-04-04** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
- **2025-04-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1534) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2025-03-31** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from AEN/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1244) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2025-03-19** The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, McKelvey. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-19** 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** The committee(s) on AEN/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-06** Referred to AEN/WTL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 362). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-03-04** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
- **2025-02-28** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1017) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-20** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-13** 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, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13** Reported from EEP/AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 603) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-06** 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. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-06** The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP/AGR on Thursday, 02-06-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-27** Referred to EEP/AGR, FIN, referral sheet 4 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7575fc94-dcca-402f-bc3c-4449e14e2d0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).