Hope this all helps, starting with the Video of the signing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nci2owC5X2o
House Bill 353 - (Relating to Agriculture) appropriates $550,000 over the fiscal biennium to combat the coffee berry borer, a small beetle harmful to coffee crops worldwide that has infested coffee crops in the Kona and South Kona regions, was signed into law as Act 198 on June 26, has a contingency clause which says those funds will not be spent unless dollar-for-dollar matching funds are received from either the public or private sector. This State money is in addition to the US Department of Agriculture agreement spend at least $1 million to fight the pest, that Sen. Hirono announced in July.
SB757 (Relating to Agriculture) appropriates $75,000 to the state Department of Education for the Future Farmers of America to educate and support youth in agricultural careers
SB593 (Relating to Agriculture) expands livestock feed subsidies to include milking goats, goats raised for meat, sheep, lambs, fish, and crustaceans; and appropriates $1.5 million to the state Department of Agriculture for livestock feed subsidies and the Livestock Revitalization Program. The feed subsidies will help local farm operations stay viable and competitive with food suppliers from the U.S. mainland, lawmakers said in the bill. According to the bill, two dairies and four egg farms have closed in the last six years because of the rising cost of livestock feed.
SB586 (Relating to Agricultural Building Permits) provides certain building code and permit exemptions for nonresidential buildings and structures, including indigenous Hawaiian hale, on commercial farms and ranches located outside the urban district.
HB560 (Relating to Affordable Housing Urban Gardening) authorizes the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) and the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) to develop programs that provide incentives for the development of housing projects that incorporate urban gardening programs.
HB1263 (Relating to Irrigation) appropriates $75,000 for the East Kauai Irrigation System and $45,000 for the Peekauai Ditch Irrigation System (also known as the Menehune Ditch) to fund improvements to irrigation systems,
SB993 (Relating to Agricultural Loans) expands the state's Agricultural Loan Program by adding farm innovation loan programs and expanding the definition of a new farmer.
SB586 (Relating to Agricultural Building Permits) provides certain building code and permit exemptions for nonresidential buildings and structures, including indigenous Hawaiian hale, on commercial farms and ranches located outside the urban district.
