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Witnesses urge clearer language, broader scope as committee hears bill funding Maui biosecurity work
Summary
Supporters of HB1237 HD1 told the Senate Agriculture Committee the measure to appropriate funds for agricultural biosecurity and invasive-species prevention in Maui County needs clearer statutory language and implementation pathways; the committee postponed final action because it lacked quorum.
HB1237 HD1, a bill to appropriate funds to the Department of Agriculture for agricultural biosecurity and the prevention, detection and control of invasive species in Maui County, drew robust support and technical comments at the Senate Agriculture and Environment hearing on March 14, 2025.
Christy Martin, coordinator at the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS), told the committee that CGAPS supports the bill but recommended clarifying language so that any locally created invasive-species committee is authorized to work on a broad set of pests, not only a single species. "We do have a…
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