HB 967 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS.

Summary

Establishes the Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team and the Interagency Food Systems Working Group within the Department of Agriculture. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB967 → HB967_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove specific funding amounts and job positions, replacing them with a flexible appropriation for hiring skilled personnel to support the new food systems teams. The effective date was drastically changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying the law's implementation for decades. The title was also updated to reflect the removal of the 'Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team' from the official name.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding staffing and funding shifted from establishing specific permanent positions with fixed budgets to a flexible hiring model, while the applicability timeline was extended indefinitely.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts and fixed job positions (Food System Specialist, Policy Analyst, Administrative Assistant) were removed and replaced with a flexible appropriation to hire 'appropriately skilled personnel' to supplement existing staff.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying the law's activation by nearly 75 years.

SCOPE

The official title of the bill was updated to remove the reference to the 'Statewide Interagency Food Systems Coordination Team'.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and punctuation adjustments were made to the text, such as adding semicolons in a list and correcting a hyphenation error.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 391) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

24 primary · 0 co-sponsors