CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 183-26

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2026

RE: S.B. No. 3320

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2026

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3320, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FOOD AND PRODUCT INNOVATION NETWORK,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Food and Product Innovation Network to integrate a coordinated food safety and regulatory framework;

(2) Require the Agribusiness Development Corporation to establish key performance indicators for the Food and Product Innovation Network, develop a market access strategy, align and harmonize state branding initiatives, and report certain data to the Legislature;

(3) Require the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to evaluate or adapt enterprise zone incentives in all counties to better support the Food and Product Innovation Network; and

(4) Appropriate funds.

Your Committee on Conference finds that, while the Legislature established the Food and Product Innovation Network within the Agribusiness Development Corporation in 2025 to incentivize increased local agricultural and value-added production, further efforts are necessary to help the Network achieve the State's food security and economic diversification goals. This measure strengthens and expands the Food and Product Innovation Network by improving governance, performance accountability, regulatory integration, and international engagement.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $2,800,000;

(2) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2026; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3320, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3320, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ CORY CHUN Co-Chair	____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Chair
____________________________ GREGGOR ILAGAN Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
____________________________ MATTHIAS KUSCH Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair