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SB 894 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for regional kitchen expansion to fulfill the local farm-to-school meal goal requiring thirty per cent of the food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates funds for farm-to-school program, directly advancing public education budget allocation per specified fiscal goals.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAppropriates funds for regional kitchens to meet 30% locally sourced school meal requirement, directly funding K-12 nutrition programs under education.95% confidence
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Apr 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB894_SD2 → SB894_SD3 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill version adds detailed legislative findings explaining the challenges of meeting the 30% locally sourced school meal goal, including obstacles like invasive species, labor shortages, and climate change. It also introduces new findings about the need for market incentives to help local farmers scale up production and emphasizes the importance of regional kitchens to achieve the goal. The bill text was reformatted with different metadata and headers, but the core policy content remains substantially the same.
REQUIREMENT

Added legislative findings about challenges to meeting the 30% locally sourced goal, including invasive species, agricultural theft, labor shortages, inadequate capital, and climate change

Added findings that schools need new facilities like regional kitchens to handle fresh food products effectively

Added findings about the need for market incentives to help local agricultural producers scale up operations

Added findings that the department must identify and assess appropriate sites for regional kitchens across the state

TECHNICAL

Changed bill header from S.D. 2 to S.D. 3 with updated metadata and formatting

Updated report description to include 'Regional Kitchens' in the title and summary

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
16
Committee
23
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 588).
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 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 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1439), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin.
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1242) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to AGR, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 21
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 217) in amended form (SD 3).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 26, 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.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 546) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, DeCorte.
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee on EDU reconsidered its previous decision.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee on EDU will reconsider its previous decision on 02-10-25 and will hold a public decision making on 02-13-25 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDU.
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDU.
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU will hold a public decision making on 02-05-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee on EDU has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-07-25 3:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU will hold a public decision making on 02-07-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDU.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Dru Kanuha
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HI
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