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(A) INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE, which includes such crops as <br /> vegetables, ginger, taro, herbs, nurseries, foliage, cut and <br /> potted flowers, piggeries, dairy, poultry, feedlots, <br /> aguaculture, honey and honeybees. <br /> (B) ORCHARDS, which includes such crops as macadamia <br /> nuts, Guava, banana, papaya, avocado. grapes, passion <br /> fruit, coffee, citrus, cacao, pineapple and tropical specialty <br /> fruits. <br /> (C) FEED CROPS AND FAST ROTATION FORESTRY. which <br /> includes forage crops, seed crops, cane. short rotation <br /> forestry, biomass, grasses, etc. <br /> (D) PASTURE AND SLOW ROTATION FORESTRY. which <br /> includes pasture and longer rated forestry <br /> (3) Lands classified as tree farm property pursuant to chapter 186. <br /> Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be considered for classification and <br /> valuation as agricultural. <br /> (4) The portion of land that is not dedicated for commercial agriculture <br /> use shall be assessed at market value. <br /> <br /> (d) Commercial Agricultural Use Dedication Petition. <br /> (1) If any owner desires to dedicate his or her land for a commercial <br /> agricultural use and to have his or her land taxed as its assessed <br /> value in this use. the owner shall so petition the director of finance <br /> and declare in the petition that his or her land can best be used for <br /> th~urpose for which he or she requests permission and that if the <br /> petition is approved the land will be used for this purpose. The <br /> director may require evidence of commercial agricultural use in <br /> such form and at such times as provided for in the administrative <br /> rules and regulations of the department. <br /> (2) The director shall prescribe the form of the petition. <br /> (3) The petition shall be filed with the director of finance by September 1 <br /> of any calendar year and shall be approved or disapproved by <br /> December 15. If approved, dedication shall be effective on Julv 1 <br /> of the following tax year. <br /> (4) The petition for commercial agricultural use dedication must be <br /> signed by all owners of the land being dedicated: and <br /> 16 <br /> <br />