HB 1337 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ENDEMIC PLANTS.

Summary

Requires the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience to establish an endemic plant seed bank pilot program to preserve and promote the planting of plant species that are endemic to Hawaii. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1337 → HB1337_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to include the specific name of the university unit responsible for the program (University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience) and changed the effective date from immediate approval to a distant future date of July 1, 3000. The report title was also expanded to reflect the specific college involved.

Scope change

The scope was narrowed by explicitly naming the specific college within the University of Hawaii system that must establish the program, rather than just the university as a whole.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement to establish the seed bank was updated to specify the 'University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience' instead of just the 'University of Hawaii'.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', effectively delaying the law's implementation indefinitely.

TECHNICAL

The report title was updated to include the specific college name, and the description was slightly expanded to mention the full name of the institution.

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 2, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 358).

upper

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.

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 612), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 193) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Re-referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 7

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors