These statutes reflect the substantial interest the people of Hawaii have in the health and sustainability of agriculture as an industry.  This law reflects the compelling interest in conserving the Hawaii’s agricultural land resource base and assuring the long-term availability of agricultural lands to achieve the purposes of:
(1)  Conserving and protecting agricultural lands;
(2)  Promoting diversified agriculture;
(3)  Increasing agricultural self-sufficiency; and
(4)  Assuring the availability of agriculturally suitable lands