HB1605 • 2026

RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

Agriculture Budget

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Sponsor: CHUN, GARRETT, KAHALOA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MATSUMOTO, PERRUSO
Last action: 2026-04-30
Official status: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:30PM in conference room 229.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
UH; CTAHR; Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation ($) Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience for the development of its human and community resilience institute.
Effective 7/31/2055.
(SD1)

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1605 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1605 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1605 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1605 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1605 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1605 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-04-30 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:30PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-28 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-27 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 229.
2026-04-23 S
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:50PM; Conference Room 229.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; DeCorte.
2026-04-20 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
2026-04-20 H
House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Garrett, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
2026-04-16 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
2026-04-14 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-10 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 522) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-10 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-09 S
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
2026-04-09 S
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3613) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-06 S
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
2026-04-01 S
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 S
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-23 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-23 S
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3139) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-17 S
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
2026-03-12 S
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to EDU, WAM.
2026-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 25).
2026-03-05 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 783-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-25 H
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.
2026-02-23 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-18 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-02-18 H
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-13 H
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.
2026-02-10 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-04 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
2026-02-04 H
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 8-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
2026-01-30 H
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-01-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-30-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-16 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.
UH; CTAHR; Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience for the development of its human and community resilience institute. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

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HB1605

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1605

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to HUMAN AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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The legislature finds that food
security and healthy diets are essential for positive youth development,
thriving families, and resilient communities.
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Yet according to the Hawaii Foodbank, more than thirty per cent of
households are food insecure, a level that is higher than during the pandemic.

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The
legislature further finds that one of the university of Hawaii at Manoa college
of tropical agriculture and human resilience's core missions is to help local
families with food security, and the college intends to build a new human and community
resilience institute that is community-based and data-driven.
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The institute plans to unite the centers and
programs with a shared purpose to increase children's food and nutritional
security, positive youth development and health outcomes, family well-being, and
community resilience.
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The institute plans
to include a center on the family, children's healthy living center, Hawaii nutrition
center, expanded food and nutrition education program, and a statewide Hawaii
4-H youth development program.
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The
objectives of the institute are to:

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(1)
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Conduct community needs assessments, policy
analyses, and program evaluations to drive family and community resilience in
collaboration with governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations;

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(2)
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Develop and implement data-driven, family, and
community-based approaches to enhance food and nutritional security, family
well-being, and community resilience;

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(3)
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Build 4-H youth development programs that
foster food and farming entrepreneurship, healthy eating habits, and resilient
food systems and community leadership;

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Build capacity for basic nutrition and healthy
eating education in communities, K-12 schools, and colleges; and

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Develop a new community-engaged scholarship
and learning program, a master community nutrition education volunteer program,
and a new master's degree program in family and community resilience.

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The
purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the college of tropical
agriculture and human resilience for the development of its human and community
resilience institute.

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the development of a human
and community resilience institute at the university of Hawaii at Manoa college
of tropical agriculture and human resilience and for twelve staff positions,
which shall include four community nutrition associates, four 4-H program
coordinators, one analytical chemist, one nutrient data analyst, one data center
manager, and one community-based program impact evaluator.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

UH; CTAHR;
Food Security; Human and Community Resilience Institute; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa College
of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience for the development of its human
and community resilience institute.

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