HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGRICULTURAL USE GUIDELINES (rev 07-24)INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE
(SHORT TERM DEDICATED RATE $4000/ACRE)
(LONG TERM DEDICATED RATE $2000/ACRE)
(COMMUNITY FOOD SUSTAINABILITY RATE 30% MARKET VALUE)
AGRICULTURAL USE GUIDELINES
CONFINED ANIMALS
HOG DENSITY: Pen dimensions or10-30/Acre free-range.
POULTRY DENSITY: Coop
dimensions or 60 large -240 small/Acre free-range.
***Free-range must include house/shelter with feed & water.
ORCHARDS
(SHORT-TERM DEDICATED RATE $3000/ACRE)
(LONG-TERM DEDICATED RATE $1500/ACRE)
(COMMUNITY FOOD SUSTAINABILITY RATE 30% MARKET VALUE)
FAST ROTATION FORESTRY/FEED CROPS
(SHORT-TERM DEDICATED RATE $1000/ACRE)
(LONG-TERM DEDICATED RATE $500/ACRE)
AQUACULTURE
***Inclusive of area
used for tank raising,
staging, and storage of equipment &
supplies.
BEE-KEEPING
HIVE DENSITY: 1-5
hives/Acre for
pollination or
5 hives/Acre for
honey production
TRUCK CROPS
***Allow fallow for normal
rotation not to exceed 20-
40% of total area and no more than 6mos. – 1 year
(ginger 2-3 years)***
LARGE TREES
Avocado ∙Lychee ∙Mango
DENSITY: Between 30-70 trees/Acre
***Credit to be given for planned crop only in the initial
year of establishment with inspections required in succeeding years to monitor progress.
SMALL TREES
Palm ∙Papaya ∙Coffee
DENSITY: Between 360-600 trees/Acre
***Credit to be given for planned crop only in the initial
year of establishment with inspections required in succeeding years to monitor progress.
FAST ROTATION FORESTRY
Eucalyptus
Cultivation of trees harvested within 8 – 20 years.
Utilization as material for paper production or Biomass or Biofuel. Signs of management must be present (ie. weed
control and plantings in rows, etc.)
FEED CROPS
Grasses ∙Alfalfa
Feed & Forage crops as a supplement for feed in areas of poor pasture. Signs of management with properly
managed operations producing 3 to 5 harvests annually.
R. Kai & M. McCall (2009). County of Hawaii, Finance Department, Real Property Tax Division Appraisal Manual. Hilo, Hi
Effective 7/2025
AGRICULTURAL USE GUIDELINES
PASTURE & GRAZING
(SHORT-TERM DEDICATED RATE ($28-420/ACRE)
(LONG-TERM DEDICATED RATE ($14-210/ACRE)
POOR PASTURE
($28/ACRE)
CATTLE: 1 head / 15-20 Acres
SHEEP/GOATS: 5 head / 15-20 Acres
HORSE: 1 head / 18-25 Acres
SLOW ROTATION FORESTRY
(SHORT-TERM DEDICATED RATE ($420/ACRE)
(LONG-TERM DEDICATED RATE ($210/ACRE)
Eucalyptus ∙ Koa ∙ Ohi’a
Cultivation of trees harvested in excess of 40 years. Utilization as material for lumber to be used in the construction trade. Proper forestry management is required to ensure maximum production and marketability (ie. weed control and plantings in
rows, etc.).
***Spot harvesting not to be considered forestry due to lack of sustained management unless converting natural growth into
managed forestry through replanting efforts.
AVERAGE PASTURE
($120/ACRE)
CATTLE: 1 head / 7-10 Acres
SHEEP/GOATS: 5 head / 7-10 Acres
HORSE: 1 head / 3 Acres
GOOD PASTURE
($420/ACRE)
CATTLE: 1 head / Acre
SHEEP/GOATS: 5 head / Acre
HORSE: 1 head / 1.5 Acres
• Perimeter fencing requirement on all sides with the exception of natural barricades that restrain freely grazing animals.
Pasture use to be granted if fencing has started with completion within the first year required. Pasture use may include
multiple parcels, with use granted if adjacent parcels in pasture use with perimeter fencing encompassing the boundaries of
all parcels involved.
• Permanent water source required
• Proper ranching management to include herd rotation on 60-90 day schedule.
R. Kai & M. McCall (2009). County of Hawaii, Finance Department, Real Property Tax Division Appraisal Manual. Hilo, Hi
Effective 7/2025