Important Agricultural Lands

Lands meeting any of the criteria below shall be given consideration.

• Land currently used for agricultural production;
• Land with soil qualities and growing conditions that support agricultural production of food, fiber, or fuel- and energy-producing crops;
• Land identified under agricultural productivity rating systems, such as the agricultural lands of importance to the State of Hawaii (ALISH) system adopted by the Board of Agriculture on January 28, 1977;
• · 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;
• · Land with sufficient quantities of water to support viable agricultural production;
• · Land whose designation as important agricultural lands is consistent with general, development, and community plans of the county;
• · Land that contributes to maintaining a critical land mass important to agricultural operating productivity;
• · Land with or near support infrastructure conducive to agricultural productivity, such as transportation to markets, water, or power.