Haw. Rev. Stat. § 150A-58
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Government-industry agreements for readiness and response.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may enter into readiness and response agreements with businesses and representatives of businesses in the plant and animal industries of the State, including businesses that grow, harvest, or produce animals and plants or products from animals and plants.
(b) The agreements shall include:
(1) Readiness activities that:
(A) Prevent unwanted organisms from entering the State; and
(B) Detect unwanted organisms; and
(2) Response activities that:
(A) Facilitate the immediate investigation of an unwanted organism after detection, including timely reporting of the unwanted organism's detection to the department;
(B) Minimize the impact of the unwanted organism on natural and physical resources, human health, and overseas market access for Hawaii products;
(C) Control the spread of an unwanted organism;
(D) Reduce the geographical distribution of an unwanted organism;
(E) Eradicate the unwanted organism; and
(F) Include providing the department with relevant information for posting to the pest dashboard pursuant to section 141-3.5.
(c) A violation of an applicable readiness plan shall be subject to penalties under section 150A-14 . [L 2025, c 236, pt of §34]
(b) The agreements shall include:
(1) Readiness activities that:
(A) Prevent unwanted organisms from entering the State; and
(B) Detect unwanted organisms; and
(2) Response activities that:
(A) Facilitate the immediate investigation of an unwanted organism after detection, including timely reporting of the unwanted organism's detection to the department;
(B) Minimize the impact of the unwanted organism on natural and physical resources, human health, and overseas market access for Hawaii products;
(C) Control the spread of an unwanted organism;
(D) Reduce the geographical distribution of an unwanted organism;
(E) Eradicate the unwanted organism; and
(F) Include providing the department with relevant information for posting to the pest dashboard pursuant to section 141-3.5.
(c) A violation of an applicable readiness plan shall be subject to penalties under section 150A-14 . [L 2025, c 236, pt of §34]
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