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Committee defers bill to study plant‑based building materials after debate over working‑group need and cost
Summary
House Bill 1185, which would establish a working group to study plant‑based building materials grown and produced in Hawai‘i, was deferred after testimony supporting the bill's intent but questioning the need for a legislatively created working group and discussion of a proposed $150,000, 2‑year appropriation for baseline analysis.
The Senate Committee on Higher Education on March 11 deferred House Bill 1185, a proposal to create a plant‑based building materials working group to study how best to grow and develop plant‑based construction materials in Hawai‘i.
Parwinder, a Department of Agriculture representative, said the department "support[s] the intent of this bill" but requested baseline research before forming a larger working group. "We do have a comment that we need to develop some baseline data research so that we can be more informed before…
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