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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0060.000 2016-2018 County of Hawai`i Phone: (808) 961-8564 Council District 9- " ��- (808) 887-2069 ��.,�,• North and South Kohala �•; �•�:��..��• i Email: tirn.richardsa;hmwaiicountvgor T,T f•oF.µ+J� HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL District 9 25 Aupuni Street, Ste. 1402, Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAII ,RECEIVED &Ai DATE: January 3, 2017 Time 4: 5PMS i Date JF11� �,� /Orr— TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairwoman and Members of the Hawaii County Council FROM: Tim Richards, Council Member Council District 9 - North and South Kohala SUBJECT: Presentation regarding "2015 Statewide Agriculture Land Use Baseline" We respectfully request an hour of time for a presentation by Jeffrey Melrose, Project Manager and Land Use consultant with ties to the County of Hawai`i Department of Research and Development and the State of Hawai`i Department of Agriculture, regarding the "2015 Statewide Agriculture Land Use Baseline". We believe that by holding this presentation at the Et Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability committee meeting scheduled for this term, it will provide Council Members and the public, a better understanding of where Hawaii Island fits into the State of Hawai`i agricultural equation, as well as shed some light on potential opportunities and/or challenges going forward. Thirty minutes should be allowed for the presentation and thirty minutes for questions and answer. Please place this on the agenda for the Committee on Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability meeting set for January 24, 2017. HTR:dbk Attachment: Presentation material Comm.No. X00 Ref.To: (kW a SC, Ref.Date 1 Aa . Ota ZDI 7 Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer i f f i T { Agriculture in Hawaii County Hawaii County Council: Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainable Energy Committee January 24, 2017 . � r +► o a i, �. . a. iI "y 4c» `4 1u e i f f i T { Agriculture in Hawaii County Hawaii County Council: Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainable Energy Committee January 24, 2017 . � r +► o a i, �. . a. HAwAI'IDEPARTMENT OFACRICULTURE ppmm7 UmVERs"Y orHAwAj'iA Hi Lo 5PA !AL DATA ANALYSIS & sUAuzATioN RESEARCH LAB Jeffrey Melfrose MURP Ryan Perroy PhD 5y|wan■ Cares M. Prepared for Hawaii County Department of Renearch and Development Prepared by University of Hawaii at Hilo Geography and Environmental Studios Department Donne DeIpArta PhD. Jeffrey Melroee MURP r b1'Ir•. 1. NTN-TRw17C _, HANVAll' HILO NATIVE LANDUSE FOOTPRINT — PRECONTACT IYhCE PROVIDED B'a' THE NATURE CONSERVENCY AND THE OFFKE.OF HAWARM AFFAJRS 16,600 ac in non-sugar or pine �I 'A rz • • i • n■ U• � f • \ �+ s,<_ r r 00 CROP TYPES ACRES ■ ■ FRUITSIAVOCADO 1,100 ■ DIVERSIFIED CROP 4,615 • 11 MACADAMIA NUTS 817 [--I PAPAYA 366 • • [:i BANANA 1,190 COFFEE 5,550 PINEAPPLE 50,100 TARO IRICE 2,950 ift SUGAR 240,900 GRAZING 2,076,000 umwllurrr fiAWAI` s AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (1937) Of HAWJL"L* s DAV SOURCE: BASED ON DATA FROM THE TERRITORIAL PLANNING BOARD Him LAND UTILIZATION STUDY ,k 4 i! c .� IL °e CROP TYPES ACRES PASTURE 1,108,300 COFFEE 7.-92 _ MACADAMIA NUTS 149340 DIVERSIFIED CROP 7,4.89 DAIRY 4,397 iffffli SUGAR 255,784 TROPICAL FRUIrs 3,049 ROP TYPES ACRES PINEAPPLE 44,858 PAPAYA 12,288 ® TARO 718 AQUACULTURE 604 FLOVWERS J FOLIAGE rf 3,227 BANANA 1,287 LANDSCAPE L"fY1a111Y QjHAWJU`I• saAv HAWAI'i'S AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (1980) HILO SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING 1980 Statewide Craps Summary (Acres) SUCF- - IRI 1 PineapPGe, 44, Total Crop Acres 1980 350,833 Ac. ple (14%) 718 Fruits, 3,048 iculture, 6e4 mana,1,287 affee, 2,792 Dairy, 4,397 Crop, 7,489 ,k 4 i! c .� IL °e CROP TYPES ACRES PASTURE 1,108,300 COFFEE 7.-92 _ MACADAMIA NUTS 149340 DIVERSIFIED CROP 7,4.89 DAIRY 4,397 iffffli SUGAR 255,784 TROPICAL FRUIrs 3,049 ROP TYPES ACRES PINEAPPLE 44,858 PAPAYA 12,288 ® TARO 718 AQUACULTURE 604 FLOVWERS J FOLIAGE rf 3,227 BANANA 1,287 LANDSCAPE L"fY1a111Y QjHAWJU`I• saAv HAWAI'i'S AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (1980) HILO SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING I I I �.! . , 4:�2, KI '� v� s u i k, i� 4 1� CROP TYPES ACRES PASTURE 76IA2-9 COFFEE UDP149 - f4 AcADAm IA RUTS 21645 - DiVERSIF1ED CROP 16,904 DAIRY 1,855 CROP TYPES ACRES SucAR 38,810 PAPAYA 2,824 TR[}PK}4L FAVITS 3,980 AQUACULTURE 651 PINEAPPLE 4,508 DA NMA 969 TAFLQ .612 - SEED PROIDUC-nGM1 23,728 FLQWEFs ) FOLIAGE 2432 COMMERCIAL FORESTRY 22,&64 LANDSCAPE y goff *►" s Aiv HA WAIT AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (2015) l l_I LO U H H I l O ,k 4 i! c .� IL °e CROP TYPES ACRES PASTURE 1,108,300 COFFEE 7.-92 _ MACADAMIA NUTS 149340 DIVERSIFIED CROP 7,4.89 DAIRY 4,397 iffffli SUGAR 255,784 TROPICAL FRUIrs 3,049 ROP TYPES ACRES PINEAPPLE 44,858 PAPAYA 12,288 ® TARO 718 AQUACULTURE 604 FLOVWERS J FOLIAGE rf 3,227 BANANA 1,287 LANDSCAPE L"fY1a111Y QjHAWJU`I• saAv HAWAI'i'S AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (1980) HILO SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING I I I �.! . , 4:�2, KI '� v� s u i k, i� 4 1� CROP TYPES ACRES PASTURE 76IA2-9 COFFEE UDP149 - f4 AcADAm IA RUTS 21645 - DiVERSIF1ED CROP 16,904 DAIRY 1,855 CROP TYPES ACRES SucAR 38,810 PAPAYA 2,824 TR[}PK}4L FAVITS 3,980 AQUACULTURE 651 PINEAPPLE 4,508 DA NMA 969 TAFLQ .612 - SEED PROIDUC-nGM1 23,728 FLQWEFs ) FOLIAGE 2432 COMMERCIAL FORESTRY 22,&64 LANDSCAPE y goff *►" s Aiv HA WAIT AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (2015) l l_I LO U H H I l O Sugar, 38,810 Seed Produetia 2015 Statewide Crop Summary (Acres) A4uacut_-e,"5. 108,500 ac in non sugar or pine (71%) Tropical Fruits, 3,g8o Banana, gGg Tiirn_ 617 ! cn-fP=. ir+.-do IIPapaya, 2,824 Total Crops 2015 151,831 ac. nercial Forestry, 72,864 _ --Dain, 1,855 Diversified Crop, 16,904 Aiagef Landscape, .2,432 ML&P Honolua NEST MAUI Pioneer Mill Amfac ML&P Selling Land High-end Resort /Res AMFAC Lands Sold Gentlemen Estates Wailuku Sugar C. Brewer 60 Urban expansion —� Small lot Ag e Oahu Sugar Central O DelMonte - Pineapple X4111 IM 2015 �9 Large Scale Diversified Ag Seed Companies. Sugarland Farms et al Campbell sells in fee simple ,r I(apolei: Second City Campbell Estate Urbanization I 9 I KI1) Rural South Hilo/Hamaku Hamakua Sugar Morgan Family Formerly Theo DaviE Mauna Kea Sug C. Brewer 11 amehameha Schools State Ag Parks Private Homesteads Big Island Dairy State Lease Private Homesteads Diversified farms & orchards 61-'�a& Each region evolves differently depending on the opportunities that surrounds it i IN Who owns the land matters Central Oahu becomes Hawaii's new bread basket On the Neighbor Islands, most producers are either export oriented or smaller farms focusing on direct local sales and niche markets IN Who owns the land matters Central Oahu becomes Hawaii's new bread basket On the Neighbor Islands, most producers are either export oriented or smaller farms focusing on direct local sales and niche markets Shifting Ag Production Formats Industrial Agriculture Large Centralized Land Ownership Regional Water Management Stable Unionized Employment Bulk Export Crops Central Processing/Treatment Boardroom Decisions Making Rural Agriculture Small Diversified Land Ownership Reliant on Rainfall, DWS or Others to Deliver Water Family, Seasonal, Informal Labor Boutique Exports and Local Fresh Products I Decentralized Processing Kitchen Table Decision Making y. { Iw. �fj'h e v F v _ f e x •.17 r rY r`t I rte. k +r -g I " CROP TYPES ACRES PASTURE 1,108,300 CoFm 29792 �. AAAcwDAiwA Nuts 14040 DrwERsiRED CRoP 7,489 DAIRY 4397 SucAR 255,784 .. TRcmcAL FRUITS 3,049 CROP TYPES ACRES PINEAPPLE 44,8.58 PAPAYA 12,288 TARO 718 n�a�y AWACULTURE 604 FLOWERS / FOLIAGE / 3.227 0 10 xo BANANIA 1,287 LAMDSCAPE ummm" qi HAw,tu'�� soa�V HAWAI'I'S AGRICULTURAL LAND UTILIZATION (1980) � HILL! SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING , 61 _* �= CROP TYP[5 ACRES PAPAYA &ate AqUACULTURE 651 BAr4ANA 969 SEED PRODuCTI oN 23,728 roAAMERoALroRIESTIRY 22,4 / � \ \ � 43 5DAiv HAWAI AGRICULTURALLAND UTILIZATION (2015) ElMo LPH Hl LO& CROP TYPES PA.5TU IRE Coma MACADAM ANuTs DIVERSIFIED OP DAA YR \ Sum TpoFKALFReT PINEAPPLE TAS PILOgERs/FoEAGE7 LANDSCAPE ACRES 7,,,429 1m99 2,.545 16,904 1,855 38,810 3,980 %503 2 A4]Z I I A a DIVERSIFIED CROP PINEAPPLE am �'� TARO TROPKJAL FRUFi COMMERCIAL FOREs`TRY AQUACULTURE COFFEE BANANA TOTAL AREA IN CROPS: 22,381 ACRES LEGEND HIGHWAY COUNTY ROAD. STATE DESIGNATED AGRICULTURE =- PASTURE (18,464)"`- OAHU CROPS IN ACRES AQUACULTURE (274), �'"� SEED PRODUCTION (7,333) y PAPAYA (166) COMMERCIAL FORESTRY (26) BANANA (345) TROPICAL FRUITS (227) PINEAPPLE OA%4) FLOWERS jFOUAC,E J LANDSCAPE (484) ® TARO (51) - DIVERSIFIED CROP (9,965) RIM COFFEE (168) 1 f � � +r��- ►ter `� �, ��-�;.� Amlh [tivmmsm 41 Hu.0 4-w of I, 5DAV OiAHU CROP SUMMARY (2015) 5 a Oahu Central Plain No ,-,-' 06,,, I O U LP IA r - I AW LLC -N"-) .,. . ..',AIEa AG RIGULI URF PAS7ME N OP.1 IH �i ISO FILE CROPS - AqUACULTU RE PAPAYA SEED PRODUCTION ELANANA RAYWEFVFDLII;ALGEAM aSCAPE P'I MEAPPLE —o � PICAL FRUITS TARO CCa-r .E 0 I ** Pending ADC Purchase New Poultry Farm r i • ■■ce � ormer Galbraith Ms � W i urchased by ADC/OHA l -so Proposed Ag Processing Center FJ - I I HIGHWAY � s COUNTY RCS Q SFATE DESIGNATED AGRDCLLTL'RE PASTURE (l oS,q 9-5) MAUI CROPS IN ACRES SEED PRODUCTION (754) COM MER£IAL FORESTRY (33•) aANANA (62) TROPICAL FRUITS [io4) PINEAPPLE (1,094) FLOWERS d FOLIAGE d LANDSCAPE (134 ) - TARO (54,) SUGAR (3L BID) `i - DIVERSI FI EL CROP (i,5&1) 11AZADAM.IA NUTS (18+6), COFFEE (545) � SEED PRODUCTION PINE PPLE MACADAM IA N UTS FLOWYER54FOLIACEI' A DSCAPE I DIVERSIFIED CROP -- COMMERCIAL FORES-MY-- C,DFFEE-- TROPIC urSDAV MAUI CROP SUMMARY (2015) HILO , _ H H I t4 Iii CROPS: CRES es, � 5 9o- L FOR SALE 53 aeras 64500 PER leer. •.,Sub -dividable 1750 sq. ry house • 2400 .q. ft 4�rn IM ii. J6 1 ti.%k 7� k M •� I �I '° I x s � °iii ,q• M �' y y�1 ro` s Y I IWAM HtCdqVVAY ODUMTY ROAD Q STATE DESIGNATED AGRICULTURE PASTURE (554,323) FLd441+ Arli [flON JI14 AMS AQUACULTURE (165) PAPAYA (.l_566) COMM4ERCLOLL FORESTRY xi�n6�j BANANA (536) TROPICAL FRUTTS FLOWERS? FOLIAGE i LANDSCAPE (T,6A2) - TARO (61) DAIRY (1,855) DFVERSIFIEOCROP (3,266) - MACADAM LAN LrrS (2i,3,5g) COFFEE (5,575) EAHANA AgUACIi LTURE TROPICAL FRUFT PAPAYA_ NlACAD,kMIA NUTS of RMArV 5 DAY H �V' AI I ISLAND CROP SUMMARY(2015) {7MJUIrcR.CM FORESTRY t� QAIIRY 7 RSIFIED FLOWED-WOLLAGEI LANDSCAPE TOTAL AREA IN CROPS, .61,14-9 ACRES Mlles I G 12.5 .25 Google earth mage O 2015 DigitalGlobe Forestry 14,500 ac Dairy 840 ac Taro 61 ac Div Crops 200 ac Trop Fruit 330 ac Island - raised without the - HIMOKA�, Use of hormones or antibiotics R1-,+,. 1 nw• — fnrl �r PMAUILID SL*A CMTiA KOUSI PWALJILD L[C[v:. ,,AMAKLA:ROS TAA% - Wiln7 EAVEMMED CROPM mAuDm1Ah1Uri- v Forestry 14,500 ac Dairy 840 ac Taro 61 ac Div Crops 200 ac Trop Fruit 330 ac Island - raised without the - HIMOKA�, Use of hormones or antibiotics R1-,+,. 1 nw• — fnrl �r PMAUILID SL*A CMTiA KOUSI PWALJILD L[C[v:. ,,AMAKLA:ROS TAA% - Wiln7 EAVEMMED CROPM mAuDm1Ah1Uri- % .lacnut 3,000 ac Forestry 3,000 ac. f Trop Fruit 1,360 ac. Div Crops 2,000 ac. E L 7- N D = -cSKJ%ATtDACAWMTM SOUTH HILA CROPS qjc0"mERcMFORESTRY -4XAkA T"CAL FRUM FLOWIM/ rOUACAl LANDSCAK "RY - 34 DfVEAWIEO~ MACAD"IA MJTS Miles 13 NIS KLJRTq-VOWN mg 7x LLQLND DEMCW 'M-. 71RF KLA A.� ZKDP� w -4 1 QQ VAILUA<O'A SI W 40 KE.AbHOU Coffee 4,800 ac. Mac Nut 6,850 ac Trop Fruit 130 ac� Foliage 190 ac. .4 LICEND :L-CWATEDACRJIL,.a.. - 'M7URE KONh CROPS ' Mflf.AL F W ITS -.QC6DAML4 HM -.:f ! - E . t, 7" O NAPO'OPC)' 0,0 miles qE 1.5 3 m I" a Hawaii's cattlemen and women manage 75 % of the state's active agricultural land and much of its open space it, 4" IT �v JI-i 6�1 \-1111111 KAUr 1 C) Island OAHU MOLOKWI MAUI KAUAI HAWAVI Total 01AHU 2 MOLOKAI 5% 135,000 head in 2014 34,000 shipped to the west coast 10,400 local harvest Est. 6-7y of Hawaii's beef consumption 41,900 , 554P300 7 6 1 F 2 a 0 O 50 100 IL %M=Wff ISLAND CONTRIBUTIONS of RWAYr "%"k�kkkkkkkkkkk%"I c nfl.W TO STATEWIDE PASTURE ACRES (2415 HnoSOURCE: U PI]Ai n� Mom 1 g 8o AC FLICU LiURAL LAND USE U 5E MAPS ocal Foods netv 110 1 OP „ �, Ado I Af- rm A, Sig ocal Foods netv 110 1 OP „ �, Ado I So how do we b-tiild a more diverse loeal food s )ly? Y ..tit, iFa.v.. ¢ ,., _ .Y►. l'T°.,;'"•� Ag,-ro Forestry Orgaiiie/Coi mmitity based r t rcial 1Crops Local fresh Comnereial Seale Farins Suggestions Revisit the County's Ag Land RPT programs to: • encourage dedicated ag land production, • protect real commercial farming and ranching operations • shift the responsibility for enforcement from the County to the land oivner Continue to support Farmer Training programs where they can show reasonable results Continue to invest in the Hawaii County Food Producers Fund (TKC) to help build new farmer capacity Support DWS County Ag Water rates Support a broad spectrum of farming approaches and avoid policies that create divisions in the farm community p APL fir V, 1 '9w .0 u w w _ Th All M is r 40P i - "'ri'rj��-y- 3� � � aiz ��;• 's�- m� " %,,�, y��Y� �'� t�j '."� €�,�-�,�'��.�� ., t� ��n � � �r�.y�,�rt��l x � r�:?� � l ', � � 'F � �/ ✓1d7, d� i� g x, T%� � rte° �= �� -� � �1 l � �± �y � .� � E',. ozy 41