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Hawaii 2026

HB 2459

RELATING TO THE FOOD AND PRODUCT INNOVATION NETWORK.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Agribusiness Development Corporation, Appropriation, Branding Initiatives, Food Safety, Food and Product Innovation Network, Market Access, Performance Indicators, Regulatory Integration, Reports
Introduced / first action
2026-01-27 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires the Food and Product Innovation Network to integrate a coordinated food safety and regulatory framework. Requires the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish performance indicators for the Food and Product Innovation Network, develop a market access strategy, align and harmonize state branding initiatives, and report certain data to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 211).

    introduction, receipt

  2. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 931-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  5. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  6. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 755-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  9. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    referral-committee

  10. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. Re-referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 13

    referral-committee

  13. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 171-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  14. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  15. Re-referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 11

    referral-committee

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-06-26 9:01AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. Referred to AGR, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  19. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  20. Pending introduction.

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