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SB3063

Relating To Department Of Education Procurement.

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Amended· Feb 17, 2026

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THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3063

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROCUREMENT.

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

SECTION 1. Section 302A-1317, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[Struck through: []]§302A-1317[[Struck through: ]]] Local edible produce and packaged food products procurement; small purchases. Notwithstanding section 103D-305(c) and any other law to the contrary, procurements of [[Struck through: less]][Underlined: :]

[Underlined: (1)] [Underlined: Less] than $250,000 for local edible produce and packaged food products for the department[Underlined: ; or]

[Underlined: (2)] [Underlined: Any amount for local edible produce and packaged food products for the department that cost not more than five per cent more than non-local alternatives,]

shall be exempt from the requirement to conduct procurements through an electronic system and shall instead be subject to [[Struck through: no less]] [Underlined: not fewer] than three written quotes; provided that if the department is unable to receive the required number of written notifications as required by this section, written justification shall be provided and kept by the department.

[Underlined: For the purposes of this section, "non-local alternatives" means food products that do not meet the definitions of "fresh local agricultural products" or "local value-added, processed, agricultural, or food products" as defined in section 27-8.]"

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

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DOE; Food; Local; Procurement; Exemption

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Exempts from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code procurements by the Department of Education of any amount of local edible produce and packaged food products that do not cost more than 5% of non-local alternatives. (SD1)

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Source: Hawaiʻi State Legislature · Retrieved Nov 8, 2026 · Source document ↗