HCR 24 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON HAWAII'S FOOD MANUFACTURING STRENGTHS AND STRATEGIC MARKETS.

This bill requests the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to conduct a study on Hawaii's food manufacturing strengths and identify strategic export markets for high-value local products. The study will analyze competitive advantages, calculate minimum profit margins needed to offset Hawaii's high operational costs, and assess logistical barriers to international trade. It also directs the University of Hawaii to update its food innovation curriculum to teach entrepreneurs how to engineer products specifically for premium export markets. Additionally, the bill asks state agencies to collaborate on integrating study findings into existing workforce development programs and to propose policy changes that prioritize funding for businesses manufacturing identified high-value products.

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 3, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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HCR24 → HCR24_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renamed from HCR 24 to HCR 24 HD1 and updated with new author and timestamp information. Substantively, the text was standardized to all caps for the resolution clauses, and the specific recipient list for the resolution was modified to remove the 'Director' title from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, replacing it with 'Chairperson of the Board'.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope, applicability, or policy requirements; changes are primarily formatting and administrative.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and header metadata were updated to reflect a new version (HD1) with different author and date information.

The resolution clauses were converted from sentence case to all capital letters for consistency.

REQUIREMENT

The list of officials receiving copies of the resolution was updated to change the title for the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity from 'Director' to 'Chairperson of the Board'.

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

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDT.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 539).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1904-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1641-26), recommending referral to AGR.

lower

Mar 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tam.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, AGR, referral sheet 15

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.