HB 2374 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Summary

Authorizes the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, to establish the Shade and Fruit Tree Program to support educational activities and encourage propagation of native shade trees and fruit trees for planting in Department of Education schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Feb 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2374 → HB2374_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised to correct a critical error where the effective date was set to the year 3000 instead of 2026. Additionally, the text was cleaned up to remove redundant words and fix formatting inconsistencies in the section headers and program descriptions.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a shade and fruit tree program within the Department of Education, but the timeline for implementation was corrected to ensure the law takes effect in the current legislative session.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2026, correcting a likely clerical error that would have prevented the law from ever taking effect.

TECHNICAL

Redundant wording was removed from Section 2(b) to fix a repetition of the word 'collaborate with'.

Formatting and spacing were adjusted in the header and section titles to align with standard legislative document conventions.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 204-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

20 primary · 0 co-sponsors