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SECTION 6. Chapter 19, article 8, section 19-60 of the Hawaii County Code 1983
<br />(2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
<br />"(a) A special land reserve is established to enable the owner of any parcel of land, or
<br />lessee of a recorded agricultural lease with a minimum of five years remaining on
<br />the lease at time of petition, to dedicate the land for a specific commercial
<br />agricultural use dedication, and to have the land assessed its value in such use for a
<br />period of ten years, or in the case of a recorded agricultural lease the term of the
<br />lease up to ten years, provided:
<br />(1) The land dedicated for commercial activity must be used on a continuous and
<br />regular basis for intensive agriculture, orchards, feed crops and fast rotation
<br />forestry, [of] pasture and slow rotation forestry, or certified organic operations
<br />and have a minimum lot size per farm operation for that dedicated category of
<br />commercial activity as provided for in the administrative rules and regulations
<br />of the department; and
<br />(2) The land is within the County zoned district of agricultural, residential and
<br />agricultural, family agricultural, intensive agricultural, agricultural project
<br />district, or any other County zoned district meeting with the approval of the
<br />director of planning."
<br />SECTION 7. Chapter 19, article 8, section 19-60 of the Hawaii County Code 1983
<br />(2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
<br />"(c) Determining agricultural use value.
<br />(1) In determining the value of lands which are classified and used for
<br />commercial agriculture use, consideration shall be given to rent, productivity,
<br />nature of actual commercial agricultural use, the advantage or disadvantage of
<br />factors such as location, accessibility, transportation facilities, size, shape,
<br />topography, quality of soil, water privileges, availability of water and its cost,
<br />easements and appurtenances, and to the opinions of persons who may be
<br />considered to have special knowledge of land values.
<br />(2) [] Five general agricultural categories shall be used in determining the
<br />value of lands which are dedicated for commercial agriculture:
<br />(A) "Intensive agriculture," which includes such crops as vegetables, ginger,
<br />taro, herbs, nurseries, foliage, cut and potted flowers, piggeries, dairy,
<br />poultry, feedlots, aquaculture, honey and honeybees.
<br />(B) "Orchards," which includes such crops as macadamia nuts, guava,
<br />banana, papaya, avocado, grapes, passion fruit, coffee, citrus, cacao,
<br />pineapple and tropical specialty fruits.
<br />(C) "Feed crops and fast rotation forestry," which includes forage crops,
<br />seed crops, cane, short rotation forestry, biomass, grasses, etc.
<br />(D) "Pasture and slow rotation forestry," which includes pasture and longer
<br />rated forestry.
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