# Hawaii HCR 117: URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ASSESS FOOD INSECURITY CONDITIONS AND IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE PLAN.

Hawaii HCR 117, URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ASSESS FOOD INSECURITY CONDITIONS AND IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE PLAN., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Darius K. Kila (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-04-24 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR117-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 117
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: URGING THE GOVERNOR TO ASSESS FOOD INSECURITY CONDITIONS AND IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE PLAN.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-04-24, Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Governor, Food Insecurity, Response Plan, AEN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (25 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Ichiyama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-04-24: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 754). (House)
- 2026-04-24: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2026-04-23: Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3884) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: One Day Notice 04-24-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 564). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to AEN. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1930-26), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1605-26), recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-03-27: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa, Poepoe. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Resolution scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-27-26 10:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR117_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR117_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR117_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR117_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR117-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).