HB812 • 2026

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.

Agriculture

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: MATAYOSHI, CHUN, KAHALOA, KITAGAWA, LA CHICA, TAM, TARNAS, TODD
Last action: 2026-03-30
Official status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of January 1, 2425 is noted in the official summary but seems incorrect and likely an error. The bill's status as active means its actual implementation details are still pending.

Hawaii Law About Buying Local Produce

This bill requires contracts to buy local produce worth more than $250 to last at least five years.

What This Bill Does

Requires that any contract for buying local produce with a value over $250 must be for at least five years.

Who It Names or Affects

Government agencies buying local produce
Farmers and producers selling local produce to government

Terms To Know

Local Produce: Fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, eggs, poultry products, livestock products, milk products, aquacultural and maricultural products, and horticultural products that are entirely grown, raised, or harvested in Hawaii.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a contract is worth less than $250.
It's unclear how this will affect existing contracts for local produce before the law takes effect.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment allows contracts for the purchase of local produce worth more than $25,000 to be made for a minimum term of five years if they include a price adjustment clause.

Contracts for purchasing local produce valued over $25,000 can now have terms lasting at least five years.
These contracts must include a price adjustment clause that allows prices to either increase or decrease.

The amendment specifies an effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unrealistic and may indicate a placeholder or error in the text.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: This amendment allows contracts for purchasing local produce worth more than $25,000 to be signed for at least five years if they include a price adjustment clause.

Contracts for buying local produce over $25,000 can now last for up to five years as long as the contract includes a way to adjust prices.
Defines 'local produce' as products grown, raised, or harvested entirely within Hawaii.

The amendment specifies an effective date of January 1, 2525, which seems unrealistic and likely contains an error.

Bill History

2026-03-30 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2026-03-30 S
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3201) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-19 S
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.
2026-03-17 S
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 03-19-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12 S
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10 S
Referred to GVO, WAM.
2026-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 8).
2026-03-05 H
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-03-05 H
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 785-26), 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.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-11 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
2025-02-11 H
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 392) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-07 H
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-02-05 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO AGRICULTURE.
Hawaii Public Procurement Code; Local Produce; Specifications
Authorizes a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $25,000 to be for a term of at least five years, under certain conditions. Effective 1/1/2525. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB812

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

812

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to agriculture
.

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

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Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part IV to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Purchases of local produce;
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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any contract for the
purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250 shall be for a term
of at least five years.

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For the purposes of this section, "local produce" means all
fruits, vegetables, nuts, coffee, eggs, poultry and poultry products, livestock
and livestock products, milk and milk products, aquacultural and maricultural
products, and horticultural products one hundred per cent grown, raised, and
harvested in Hawaii.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties
that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
before its effective date.

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New statutory material is
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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii
Public Procurement Code; Local Produce; Specifications

Description:

Requires
a contract for the purchase of local produce having a value of more than $250
to be for a term of at least 5 years.

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