# Hawaii HCR 144: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.

Hawaii HCR 144, REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-04-27 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 144
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY TO COLLABORATE WITH STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE FOOD SECURITY STRATEGY.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Food Production, Food Insecurity, Comprehensive Statewide Food Security Strategy, GVO/AEN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (15 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: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (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 |   |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-25 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2026-04-27: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 770). (House)
- 2026-04-27: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2026-04-24: Reported from GVO/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3914) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: One Day Notice 04-27-26. (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)
- 2026-04-16: The committee(s) on AEN deferred the measure until 04-17-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: The committee(s) on GVO/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-16-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 577). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to GVO/AEN. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1910-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Adopted as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gedeon. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1719-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to ECD. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on ECD as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-02: Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 04-08-26 9:30AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-25: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-25-26 9:30AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred to AGR, ECD, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_HD2_.pdf)
- HCR144_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_HD1_.HTM)
- HCR144_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_.PDF)

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- 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
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_HD2_.pdf)
- [HCR144_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_HD1_.HTM)
- [HCR144_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR144_.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-HCR144-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).