HCR 195 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF AUDITOR'S REPORT NO. 26-08 REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S FARM-TO-SCHOOL AND LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT INITIATIVES.

This bill requests the Hawaii Department of Education to form a working group to address findings from an auditor's report on the state's farm-to-school and local food procurement programs. The working group will consist of up to seventeen members representing educators, farmers, distributors, nutrition professionals, and legislators to review challenges in meeting the goal of sourcing at least 10% of school meals from local producers. Key tasks include improving data collection on locally sourced food, streamlining procurement processes to better identify local products, and strengthening coordination between the education and agriculture sectors. The group must submit a report to the legislature by the end of 2026 with recommendations for policy changes or new legislation to support local food initiatives.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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MINOR

The bill title was updated to indicate it is now House Draft 1, and the document metadata was refreshed with new dates and version numbers. The core policy request remains the same, asking the Department of Education to form a working group to address findings from an auditor's report on farm-to-school initiatives. A minor formatting adjustment was made to the list of officials who will receive copies of the resolution, adding the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House to the distribution list.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's substantive policy has not changed; the request for a working group remains identical. The change in scope is limited to the administrative recipients of the resolution.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to reflect its status as House Draft 1 (H.D. 1).

Document metadata, including dates and revision numbers, were updated to reflect the new draft version.

REQUIREMENT

The list of officials to receive certified copies of the resolution was expanded to include the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.

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

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Committee

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1775-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila, Muraoka, Souza.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors