Title
RESOLUTION 24-127, APPROVING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2025 HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE A STATE BILL RELATING TO STATEWIDE COMPOSTING (GREAT-27(1))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of Resolution 24-127, entitled “APPROVING FOR INCLUSION IN THE 2025 HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE A STATE BILL ON STATEWIDE COMPOSTING.” Resolution 24-127’s purpose is to approve for inclusion in the 2025 Hawai‘i State Association of Counties Legislative Package a proposed State bill, attached as Exhibit “A,” entitled “A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATEWIDE COMPOSTING.” The purpose of the proposed State bill is to encourage the production of compost by (1) requiring the State Department of Health to adopt or amend rules to establish a classification system for composting facilities or operations for the purpose of regulating them for health purposes; and (2) allowing composting and co-composting in the Agricultural district, including on lands with class A or B soils.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of Resolution 24-127, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Resolution 24-127 and other related action.