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AGRICULTURAL-BASED COMMERCIAL OPERATION CERTIFICATION
Agricultural-based commercial operations are allowed in the County of Hawai‘i on lands classified within
the State Land Use AGRICULTURAL district. The state law, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) section 205-2(d)(15) states:
‘(d) Agricultural districts shall include:
….(15) Agricultural-based commercial operations registered in Hawaii, including:
(A) A roadside stand that is not an enclosed structure, owned and operated by a producer for the
display and sal -added products that
(B) Retail activities in an enclosed structure owned and operated by a producer for the display
and sale of agricultural produ -added products that were
agricultural operations, and other food items; and
(C) A retail food establishment owned and operated by a producer and permitted under Title 11, Chapter 12 of the rules of the Department of Health that prepares and serves food at retail
-added products that were produced using
(D) A farmers' market, which is an outdoor market limited to producers selling agricultural
products grown in Hawaii and value-added products that were produced using agricultural products grown in Hawaii; and
(E) A food hub, which is a facility that may contain a commercial kitchen and provides for the
storage, processing, distribution, and sale of agricultural products grown in Hawaii and value-added products that were produced using agricultural products grown in Hawaii.
The owner of an agricultural-based commercial operation shall certify, upon request of an officer
or agent charged with enforcement of this chapter under section 205-12, that the agricultural products displayed or sold by the operation meets the requirements of this paragraph.’
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CERTIFICATION: I, __________________________________, CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THE ABOVE AND THAT THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DISPLAYED OR SOLD BY THIS OPERATION MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
HRS SECTION 205-2(d)(15). I AM THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER WHO OWNS
AND OPERATES THIS AGRICULTURAL-BASED COMMERCIAL OPERATION. I
HAVE A COPY OF THIS SIGNED CERTIFICATION.
Owner/Producer/Operator’s Name ( print) Owner/Producer/Operator’s Signature
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If the operator cannot meet the requirements of HRS sec. 205-2(d)(15), a Special Permit is required.
Contact Planning Division staff at (808) 961-8288 for additional information about the Special Permit
application process.
Landowner(s): (print)
Landowner(s): (sign)
Location (Address):