# Hawaii HCR 27: REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PETITION THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF PARITY BETWEEN HAWAII AND OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES PERTAINING TO THE EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS.

Hawaii HCR 27, REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PETITION THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF PARITY BETWEEN HAWAII AND OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES PERTAINING TO THE EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-30 (Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 819).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 27
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PETITION THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF PARITY BETWEEN HAWAII AND OTHER STATES AND TERRITORIES PERTAINING TO THE EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2025-04-30, Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 819).
- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: USDA, HDOA, Exports, Quarantine, Restrictions, AEN/EIG
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (11 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: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-04-30: Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 819). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lamosao excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-24: One (1) day notice, Friday, 04-25-25. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 813) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported from AEN/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1922) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: One Day Notice 04-17-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, DeCoite, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: The committee(s) on AEN/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 04-11-25 2:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Referred to AEN/EIG. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 388). (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1558), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-03-25: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-21: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Lowen, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to AGR, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Offered (House)
- 2025-02-28: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_SD1_.pdf)
- HCR27_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_SD1_.pdf)
- [HCR27_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR27_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR27-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).