---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS."
description: "Establishes a food and product innovation network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to assist with implementation. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 774"
citation: "Hawaii HB 774 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADC", "Appropriation ($)", "DOH", "Economic Development", "Food Security", "Food and Product Innovation Network"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KAHALOA"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c560c537-eca4-4bab-8886-9ca0e093fbc7"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=774&year=2025"
source_hash: "69984f75ff51b8709052907c1b627d48ca7aa5ea3a4cb45a8c605d169a009ca3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii HB 774 (2025) — RELATING TO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS.

Establishes a food and product innovation network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Appropriates funds to the Department of Health to assist with implementation. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB774** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB774_.HTM)
2. **HB774_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB774_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB774_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB774_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB774_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB774_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB774_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB774_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- KAHALOA — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-06-27** Act 237, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). `became-law`
- **2025-06-27** Act 237, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 128).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 128) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Ilagan, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
- **2025-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Gabbard, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:05AM in conference room 411.
- **2025-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 10:55AM in conference room 325.
- **2025-04-22** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Gabbard, Wakai Co-Chairs; Fukunaga.
- **2025-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). `receipt`
- **2025-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Ilagan, Kusch Co-Chairs; Quinlan, Matsumoto.
- **2025-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-08** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 674) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2025-04-08** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1710) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2025-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from EDT/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1252) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2025-03-18** The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18** The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** The committee(s) on EDT/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-04** Referred to EDT/AEN, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-28** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 37). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-02-27** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 873), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-20** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-13** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
- **2025-02-13** Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 560) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-12** The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Todd, Matsumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-03** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03** Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 39) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
- **2025-01-29** The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 01-29-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-21** Referred to AGR, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-17** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c560c537-eca4-4bab-8886-9ca0e093fbc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).