HB 110 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

HB 110 adjusts existing targets and deadlines for the Department of Education to source locally grown food products for schools. It modifies the current timeline and specific goals the department must meet for purchasing locally produced agricultural items. The bill directly affects schools and the Department of Education by changing how they implement local food procurement requirements. These changes streamline the process without introducing new funding or penalties for compliance. The bill passed committee with amendments and is now moving forward in the legislative process.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill updates the timeline and percentage benchmarks for state agencies purchasing locally grown food, aligning the Department of Education with other agencies while maintaining its higher 30% goal. It standardizes the progression of local food procurement targets across all state departments to ensure consistent, predictable growth in local agricultural support.

Scope change

The bill applies to the same state agencies (Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii System) but modifies the specific percentage targets and implementation dates for local food procurement.

TIMELINE

Changed the implementation timeline for local food procurement targets from 2025-2050 to 2025-2050, with specific percentage milestones for each year.

Removed the original provision that set the effective date of the Act to July 1, 2050, replacing it with an immediate effective date upon approval.

REQUIREMENT

Established specific percentage thresholds for local food procurement: 10% by 2025, 18% by 2030, 26% by 2035, 34% by 2040, 42% by 2045, and 50% by 2050.

ELIGIBILITY

Exempted the Department of Education from the general procurement targets while maintaining its separate 30% goal under existing law (Section 302A-405.6).

ENFORCEMENT

Amended Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 27-8 to codify the new procurement benchmarks and Section 302A-405.6 to clarify the Department of Education's separate requirements.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran excused (2).

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Apr 24, 2025

Introduced

House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

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Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 596) in amended form (SD 2).

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Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1183) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

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Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

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Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 187).

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Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

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Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 394), recommending referral to FIN.

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Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 40) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

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Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1

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Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

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8 primary · 0 co-sponsors