SB 249 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

Summary

Clarifies certain benchmark goals and timeline for the Department of Education to provide locally-sourced agricultural and food products. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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SB249 → SB249_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the Department of Education's local food sourcing goals and extends the timeline for implementation. It clarifies that the 34% local sourcing target applies to total food cost rather than just volume, aligns the goal increase schedule with other state departments, and delays the final 34% deadline from 2040 to 2050.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Department of Education, but the applicability of the sourcing metric changed from a volume-based measurement to a cost-based measurement.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the measurement standard for local food sourcing from a percentage of food volume to a percentage of total food cost.

Removed the requirement for the Department of Education to have a unique, faster assessment schedule for its benchmark goals, placing it on par with other state departments.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline to achieve the 34% local sourcing goal from January 1, 2040, to January 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill title and description to reflect the new cost-based metric and the extended effective date of July 1, 2050.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 432) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

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

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors