---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES."
description: "Allows the department of agriculture to extend the agricultural park lease of any lessee who holds a lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less, if the land covered by the lease is twenty-five acres or less and located in a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 307"
citation: "Hawaii HB 307 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agricultural Park Leases", "Extension", "HDOA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GATES", "HASHIMOTO", "HOLT", "KILA", "LAMOSAO", "MATAYOSHI", "MIZUNO", "ONISHI", "TARNAS", "TODD"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75ecdd76-466b-4300-86b4-be7bcfea5685"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=307&year=2023"
source_hash: "c610cc20ed9863560ac3d661bb756e2e8d13027c559db99316970969ec3dd248"
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 307 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL PARK LEASES.

Allows the department of agriculture to extend the agricultural park lease of any lessee who holds a lease with a remaining term of fifteen years or less, if the land covered by the lease is twenty-five acres or less and located in a county with a population of less than five hundred thousand. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB307** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB307_.HTM)
2. **HB307_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB307_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB307_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB307_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB307_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB307_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GATES — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- HOLT — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- ONISHI — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-07-05** Act 213, 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). `became-law`
- **2023-07-05** Act 213, on 07/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316). `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick, Kapela voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Ihara). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2023-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 117).
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 117) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-28** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Aquino, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Ichiyama, Nakashima, Kahaloa, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-28** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 4:30PM; Conference Room 309
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 2:30PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 11:00AM; Conference Room 325.
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-23 9:00AM; Conference Room 325.
- **2023-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 11:10AM in conference room 325.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Gates, Ichiyama, Nakashima, Kahaloa Co-Chairs; Hussey-Burdick, Ward.
- **2023-04-21** Re-referred to AGR, WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 34 `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 903). `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Gabbard Chair; Aquino Co-Chair; Richards.
- **2023-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 721). `receipt`
- **2023-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 683) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2023-04-06** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-23.
- **2023-04-04** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1602) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2023-03-31** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-17** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17** Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1150) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2023-03-13** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-23 1:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 36). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ganaden, Kapela voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 849), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-02-22** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Hashem, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Belatti, Onishi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-17** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
- **2023-02-17** Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 643), recommending referral to CPC.
- **2023-02-14** The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Ganaden, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Chun, Hashem. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** Bill re-scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-14-23 8:30AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-09** Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-14-23 9:30AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-06** 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) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 43) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
- **2023-02-01** The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Gates, Kahaloa, Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-30** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-01-23 9:45AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to AGR, WAL, CPC, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75ecdd76-466b-4300-86b4-be7bcfea5685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).