HB 2194 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LEI.

Summary

Requires and establishes benchmarks for each state executive agency to ensure that a certain percentage of lei purchased by that executive agency consists of lei made entirely of natural objects and plant materials grown, harvested, and assembled in the State. Establishes labeling requirements for lei and lei materials. Requires the disclosure of the geographic origin for the plant materials and natural objects that comprise a lei or lei materials. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill was updated from House Draft 1 to House Draft 2, primarily clarifying the definition of 'state executive agency' to include the entire executive branch rather than just specific departments. The most significant policy change involves the labeling requirements for leis: the 'Hawaii Grown' rule now focuses on direct material costs rather than a simple percentage of cultivation, and the 'Hawaii Made' rule now requires full disclosure of the geographic origin for all plant materials and natural objects like shells, removing the previous exemption for items meeting other state standards.

Scope change

The scope of the purchasing mandate was expanded to cover all agencies within the executive branch, and the labeling rules were broadened to require origin disclosure for a wider range of materials including shells.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'state executive agency' was changed from a specific list of departments to include any department, office, board, or commission of the executive branch.

The definition of 'plant materials' was narrowed by removing the phrase 'including but not limited to', making the list of examples (leaves, ferns, flowers, vines, seeds) more definitive.

REQUIREMENT

The 'Hawaii Grown' labeling requirement was updated to require that direct material costs of locally grown items comprise at least 90% of total direct material costs, instead of requiring 90% of the items to be cultivated or harvested in the State.

New requirements mandate that the geographic origin of every plant material and natural object (including shells) used in a lei must be disclosed, and the term 'geographic origin' was explicitly defined.

The 'Hawaii Made' labeling requirement was modified to require compliance with section 201-3.5, while the 'Hawaii Grown' requirement was separated into its own distinct subsection.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 680-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 172-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors