o‘ahu important agricultural lands mapping project meeting slides - april 2015
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HOUSE RULESGive everyone a chance to talk once before you talk twice
Keep it short and stay on topic
One person talks at a time
Respect differing opinions
Always be courteous
IDENTIFY HIGH-QUALITY FARMLAND
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A step to better land management
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STUDY AREA SCREENING CONDITIONS (HRS, 205-47a)EXCLUDED FROM THE STUDY AREA
• Federally-owned
• State-owned (DOA & DLNR to identify public lands for IAL, HRS, 205-44.5)
• Within the State Urban or Conservation Land Use Districts
• County designated for urban use in existing land use plans and zoning
• All lands of an individual landowner, if more than 50% is already designated IAL
“Each county shall identify and map potentialIAL within its jurisdiction based on thestandards and criteria in section 205-44 and theintent of this part, except lands that havebeen designated, through the state landuse, zoning, or county planning process,for urban use by the State or county.”
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MEETING AGENDA
Welcome
Remarks from DPP
Introductions
Briefing
Small group discussions
Summary/next steps
Sticky dot ranking (Adjourn by 8:30)
MEETING OBJECTIVES
Introduce the City’s IAL process
Discuss land characteristics needed for future agricultural activities
Identify additional data or information needed to identify IAL
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PROJECT TEAM
MAYOR’S AGRICULTURAL LIAISON
Dr. Po Yung Lai
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING
George Atta, DirectorArt Challacombe, Deputy DirectorKathy Sokugawa, Randy Hara, Tim Hata
HHF Planners
Scott Ezer, Rob James, Corlyn Orr
Peter Adler Kem Lowry Bruce Plasch
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GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE
HAS A BASIC UNDERSTANDING
OF THE IAL DESIGNATION
What is IAL?
How do lands get designated
IAL?
Which lands are eligible for IAL
designation?
What are the criteria for determining
IAL?
How will IAL affect
landowners and farmers?
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW• Why are we doing
this project?• What lands are
affected?• What does being
designated IAL mean?
• What is the process?
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PROJECT PURPOSE AND NEED• Purpose
• To comply with State law for counties to map IAL
• Do better land planning
• Need/Objectives• Frame the long-term vision of high-quality
farm lands that will be protected from future development and used for productive agriculture
• Guide decision-making in the State Agricultural District and support the agricultural sector
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STATE LAND USE SYSTEM (CHAPTER 205, HRS)
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URBAN
•City-like uses•Regulated by counties' zoning ordinances
AGRICULTURAL
•Farm lands for crops, pasture or forestry•Federally-owned land•Lands suitable for recreational uses (parks, golf courses) and open space that lack the qualities to be classified as one of the other land use districts
RURAL (O‘AHU HAS NONE)
•Small farms, low-density residential
•Uses prescribed in HRS, Chapter 205
CONSERVATION
•Forest reserves, watersheds, other nature resources
ARTICLE XI, SECTION 3 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII
“The State shall conserve and protect agricultural lands, promote diversified agriculture, increase agricultural self-sufficiency and assure the availability of agriculturally suitable lands. The legislature shall provide standards and criteria to accomplish the foregoing. Lands identified by the State as important agricultural lands needed to fulfill the purposes above shall not be reclassified by the State or rezoned by its political subdivisions without meeting the standards and criteria established by the legislature and approved by a two-thirds vote of the body responsible for the reclassification or rezoning action.”
1978 State
Constitutional Convention
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HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, CHAPTER 205
Provides a formal definition of IAL
Establishes policy guidance to assure the long term agricultural use of IAL
Specifies eight standards and criteria to be used in mapping IAL
Outlines processes for landowners, counties and the State to follow when identifying lands with potential for IAL
Identifies the roles and responsibilities of various state and county agencies
Requires the State and counties to provide incentives for agricultural operations on IAL
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STATE IAL INCENTIVES (HRS, 205-46)Grant assistance
Tax incentives to offset operational costs, promote agricultural business viability, and promote the long-term protection of important agricultural lands
Agricultural business planning, marketing, and implementation grants
Tax incentives and programs for equity investments and financing for agricultural operations, including agricultural irrigation systems
State funding mechanisms to fund business viability and land protection programs
Water regulations and policies that provide farmers of important agricultural lands access to adequate and cost-effective sources of water
Agricultural education and training for new farmers; upgrading the skills of existing farmers and other agriculture-related employees through the use of mentoring, business incubators, and public or private scholarships; and increasing the returns of farming by adding value to food processing and other tools and methods
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STATE IAL QUALIFIED AG COST TAX CREDITProvides tax credits for:
• Roads or utilities serving IAL
• Agricultural processing facilities
• Water wells, reservoirs, dams, storage facilities, pipelines or irrigation systems
• Agricultural housing
• Feasibility studies, regulatory processing, legal and accounting services related to items above
• Equipment used to cultivate, harvest or process agricultural products
• Regulatory processing, studies, and legal and other consultant services related to obtaining/retaining sufficient water for agricultural activities and retaining the right to farm on IAL
DEFINITION OF IAL (HRS, 205-42) “IAL means those lands…that: Are capable of producing sustained high agricultural yields when treated and managed according to accepted farming methods and technology;Contribute to the State's economic base and produce agricultural commodities for export or local consumption; orAre needed to promote the expansion of agricultural activities and income for the future, even if currently not in production.”
“The objective for the identification of IAL is to identify and plan for the maintenance of a strategic agricultural land resource base that can support a diversity of agricultural activities and opportunities that expand agricultural income and job opportunities and increase agricultural self-sufficiency for current and future generations.”
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PROCESSES TO DESIGNATE LANDS AS IAL
Land Use Commission is the approving authority for all three processes
County Initiated•County Planning
Departments identify candidate IAL on specific lands
Landowner Initiated•Voluntary
process for landowners to petition the LUC
State Initiated•State DOA and
DLNR identify candidate IAL on State-owned, public lands
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IAL APPROVED BY THE LUC• 10,271 acres on O‘ahu
designated as IAL• 111,139 acres statewide
designated as IAL (about 6% of the 1,928,034 acres in the State Agricultural District)
SOURCE: http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/maps/ial_map.pdf
DR14-529,592 acres
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APPROVED LANDOWNER PETITIONS, MARCH 2015Island, Region Landowner Acreage LUC ApprovalKauai, Koloa Alexander & Baldwin/Kauai
Coffee 3,869 MAR‐2009
Kauai, Koloa Mahaulepu Farm (GroveFarm)
1,533 MAY‐2011
Kauai, Haupu/Lihue Grove Farm 11,206 FEB‐2013
Kauai, Lumahai/Waipa Kamehameha Schools 190 FEB‐2014
Oahu, Waialua, Mililani and Whitmore
Castle & Cooke HomesHawaii
679 MAR‐2011
Oahu, Punaluu and North Shore
Kamehameha Schools 9,592 FEB‐2015
Maui, Central Alexander & Baldwin 27,294 JUN‐2009
Big Island,South Kohala
Parker Ranch, Inc. 56,777 SEPT‐2011
Total acreage designated by the LUC as IAL 111,139
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COUNTY IAL MAPPING PROCESS
DPP prepares resource
maps
Community engagement
DPP prepares draft IAL maps
and accompanying
report
City Council
resolution
LUC issues written
decision to designate
IAL
Project purpose• Comply with State law for
counties to identify IAL
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MAP OF STUDY AREA (LANDS ELIGIBLE FOR COUNTY-INITIATED IAL)
Includes 66,965 acres
Excludes 316,321 acres
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IAL STANDARDS AND CRITERIA (HRS, CHAPTER 205-44)
•Land currently used for agricultural production
Current AG Production
•Land with soil qualities and growing conditions that support agricultural production of food, fiber, or fuel- and energy-producing crops
Soil Qualities and Growing Conditions
•Land identified under agricultural productivity rating systems, such as the agricultural lands of importance to the State of Hawai‘i (ALISH)
Productivity Rating Systems
•Land types associated with traditional native Hawaiian agricultural uses, such as taro cultivation, or unique agricultural crops and uses, such as coffee, vineyards, aquaculture, and energy production
Traditional or Unique Crops
•Land with sufficient quantities of water to support viable agricultural production
Sufficient Water
•Land whose designation as IAL is consistent with general, development, and community plans of the county
Consistency with County Policies
•Land that contributes to maintaining a critical land mass important to agricultural operating productivity
Critical Land Mass
•Land with or near support infrastructure conducive to agricultural productivity, such as transportation to markets, water, or power
Proximity to Infrastructure
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HRS, CHAPTER 205-44
“Lands identified as IAL need not meet every standard and criteria…. Rather, lands meeting any of the criteria below shall be given initial consideration; provided that the designation of IAL shall be made by weighing the standards and criteria with each other…”
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2012-2013TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC)
11 farmers
2 AG industry
organizations
2 City (ex-officio)
2 AG tech.personnel
1landowner
6Govt. agencies
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COMPARISON OF CRITERIA SCORING18.8
14.2 14.2
10.59.4 8.9 8.8
8.7
6.5
15 15 15
10
5
109
8
5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Crit
eria
Sco
re
Criteria
AVERAGE SCORE
MEDIAN SCORE
5 6 41 2 8 3 7 9
When the median score is used, Criteria # 5, 1, 2, receive the highest ranking
Sufficient water
Current AG production
Soil qualities &
growing conditions
Proximity to infrastructure
Consistency with county
policies
Productivity rating systems
Critical land mass
Traditional or unique
crops/uses
AG easements
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66,965
TAC CRITERIA MAPPINGACRESCRITERIA
9
1 Current agricultural production
2 Soil qualities and growing conditions
3 Productivity rating systems
4 Traditional or unique crops
5 Sufficient water
6 Consistency with county policies
Agricultural Easements
40,016
34,894
39,795
4,736
31,459
48,002
1,280
Qualified Lands
Excludes maps for Criteria 7
and 8
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Highest Ranked Criteria
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#1Sufficient
water
#2Current
agricultural production
#5Soil qualities and growing conditions
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONSWhat are your highest hopes once IALs have been designated?
Looking ahead 3 generations (75 years), what lands will be needed for different kinds of agriculture?
What additional data or information needs to come forward before the C&C finalizes its plan?
Do the 3 highest-ranked criteria represent the qualities that are most important for future agricultural activities? In what combination should they be administered?
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