# Hawaii HR 201: REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO CONSIDER IMPORT SUBSTITUTION AS A KEY STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION.

Hawaii HR 201, REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO CONSIDER IMPORT SUBSTITUTION AS A KEY STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Ikaika Hussey (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2025-03-28 (Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1703) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HR 201
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII TO CONSIDER IMPORT SUBSTITUTION AS A KEY STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-03-28, Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1703) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.
- Sponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Import Substitution, Economic Growth and Diversification, ECD
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 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: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-28: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1703) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-03-21: 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, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Todd. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Resolution scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 03-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to ECD, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_HD1_.pdf)
- HR201_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_HD1_.pdf)
- [HR201_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HR201_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HR201-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).