Relating To Agriculture.
Last status update Mar 6, 2026
What this measure contains
Establishes the Kuleana AgTech Pathways Program to create career pipelines in the fields of agriculture and agricultural technology. Requires the University of Hawaii to collaborate with the Department of Education, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Agribusiness Development Corporation, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and appropriate community organizations to develop and administer the program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 15, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 19, 2026
Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- SD1by AEN
- HD1by AGR
Decision stages
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Education (EDU) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call
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Agriculture and Environment (AEN) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended
12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD1: Passed
24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House AGR committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
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House HED committee on HD1: Passed, unamended
7 aye · 0 no · 3 excused
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House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted
45 aye · 1 no · 4 excused
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House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended
16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House third reading on HD1: Passed
50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | EDU Introduced | AEN Introduced | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Change along the path |
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| Brenton AwaSD-023 | Excused | Aye | |||
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Excused | Aye | |||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Excused | Aye | |||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Excused | ||||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | Aye | Aye |
6 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | EDU Introduced | AEN Introduced | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | ||||
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | ||||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | ||||
| Ronald KouchiSD-008 | Aye | ||||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | ||||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | AGR SD1 | Second reading HD1 | HED HD1 | Report adoption HD1 | FIN HD1 | Third reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | No | No | Aye | No → Aye at House third reading (HD1) | |||
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Excused | Aye | ||||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | |||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | Excused | Excused | Excused | |||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
18 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | AGR SD1 | Second reading HD1 | HED HD1 | Report adoption HD1 | FIN HD1 | Third reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Michael RatcliffeHD-028 | Aye | ||||||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Pending Introduction.
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Introduced and passed First Reading.
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Referred to EDU/AEN, WAM.
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The committee(s) on EDU/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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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.
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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.
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Reported from EDU/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2587) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
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Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2755) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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One Day Notice 03-06-26.
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 48) in amended form (SD 1).
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Pass First Reading
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Referred to AGR, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16
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Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 03-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 10:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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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.
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Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1248-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
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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) Quinlan excused (1).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:10PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka.
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Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1498-26), recommending referral to FIN.
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Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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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.
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Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2084-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 644).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
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House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Garrett, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Gabbard, Kidani Co-Chairs; DeCorte.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
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Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 2:50PM; Conference Room 229.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:30PM in conference room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:20PM in Conference Room 229.