Hemp, Hemp, Hooray!
Hemp Bill Signing SB 2175 (Act 56) - July 14, 2014
Hemp Seed Planting Blessing - April 10, 2015 (L-R: Sen. Russell Ruderman; Rep. Cynthia Thielen; Dr. Harry Ako, Lead Scientist for the Hawaiʻi Hemp Project; Sen. Gabbard; Rep. Chris Lee; Rep. Richard Creagan; Sen. Gil Riviere; Rep Lynn DeCoite; and Maria Gallo, Dean of University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Services.)
Hemp Harvest - July 23, 2015 (Pictured L-R: Rep. Chris Lee, Rep. Marcus Oshiro, Rep. Lynn DeCoite, Rep. Cynthia Thielen, and Sen. Mike Gabbard).
Receiving Maui Hemp Award - June 5, 2016 (Senator Gabbard with Steve Rose)
Maui Hemp Award - June 5, 2016 Senator Gabbard receives “2016 Honorary Hempster of the Year” award
Hemp Bill Signing SB 2659 - July 7, 2016 (Senator Gabbard with Senators Sam Slom and Will Espero)
Hemp Bill Signing SB 2659 - July 7, 2016 (Senator Gabbard with Senator Sam Slom, Representative Della Au Belatti and Cynthia Thielen, and Senator Will Espero)
Hemp Informational Briefing - March 29, 2017 (Senator Gabbard with Steve Rose, “Chief Hempster”- Maui Hemp Institute for Research & Innovation; and Vincent Mina, President & founding member - Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United)
"Hempy" on Hemp Day! April 21, 2017 Senator Gabbard is "Hempy" in his hemp aloha shirt on Hemp Day!
Hawaiʻi Island Hemp Conference - June 10, 2017 Senator Gabbard performs a song about hemp before his keynote (Photo Credit: Hollyn Johnson/Tribune-Herald.)
SB 773 (Act 199) - July 11, 2017
Celebrating the passing of SB 2556 (Act 59) - Hemp Field-April 28, 2018
On June 27, 2018 Sen. Gabbard toured Honaunau Farm & Wellness Retreat on Hawaiʻi Island, and met with owner Steve Sakala.