Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HR52: Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to Petition the United States Department of Agriculture to Address the Delay in Updating School Lunch Nutrition Standards.
Status: In committee, March 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 STATE OF HAWAII U I HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO PETITION THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ADDRESS THE DELAY IN UPDATING SCHOOL LUNCH NUTRITION STANDARDS. WHEREAS, by law, the United States Department of Agriculture is required to update the School Nutrition Standards to be in accordance with the latest version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture did not release their updated requirements to the School Nutrition Standards to be in accordance with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans until 2024; and WHEREAS, this has brought many questions and comments by school food service directors, as this change was set to fully go into effect in the 2025--2026 school year and extend to school years beyond; and WHEREAS, despite these recent changes, the newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans which covers 2025-2030 has been released, indicating that there will be more changes to come from the United States Department of Agriculture; and WHEREAS, during a session hosted by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Acting Associate Administrator for Child Nutrition Programs and Food and Nutrition Services Chief Policy Advisor could not give much information about the changes to come; and WHEREAS, this lag in updating nutrition standards poses a serious issue for Hawaii …
Sponsors
- Lauren Matsumoto (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- David Alcos (R, 41)
- Diamond Garcia (R, 42)
- Gedeon, Joe (R, 18)
- Christopher Muraoka (R, 45)
- Elijah Pierick (R, 39)
- Julie Reyes Oda (R, 40)
- Garner Shimizu (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 18
- : Offered
- : To be offered.
Subjects: DOA
Common questions
- What is HR52?
- HR52 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to Petition the United States Department of Agriculture to Address the Delay in Updating School Lunch Nutrition Standards.
- What is the status of HR52?
- In committee as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 18 (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR52?
- Lauren Matsumoto (R, 38), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR52?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=52&year=2026
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