AGRICULTURE: Memorializes Congress and the United States Department of Agriculture to reinstate and fund the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Troy Romero

HCR 51 urges Honolulu officials to fund and approve a new west Oʻahu public swimming pool complex (Olympic pool, hot tub, children’s pool); no funds or timeline set.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

Summary — HCR 51 (2025 Regular Session)

Note on discrepancy: the bill header supplied with your request names an agriculture matter (reinstating the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program). The official text of HCR 51 provided here, however, is a concurrent resolution requesting that the City and County of Honolulu fund and approve a new swimming pool complex for the west side of Oʻahu. This summary addresses the resolution text provided.

Purpose and intent

HCR 51 is a concurrent resolution memorializing the Honolulu City Council and requesting action by the Mayor to approve and fund construction of a new public swimming pool complex in the Forty‑First House District on the west side of Oʻahu. The resolution frames the project as advancing public health, recreation, and community cohesion.

Key provisions

Requests the Honolulu City Council to provide appropriate funding and to approve construction of a new swimming pool complex that:

Includes an Olympic‑sized swimming pool suitable for exercise and training;
Includes a jetted hot tub;
Includes a pool designed solely for children.

Requests the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu to approve the capital improvement project.

Directs that certified copies of the concurrent resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council and the Mayor.

Does not appropriate funds, set a construction schedule, or specify project costs, procurement steps, or a site beyond the general location (Forty‑First House District).

Who is affected

Primary: Residents of the west side of Oʻahu, particularly those in the Forty‑First House District who would use the facility for recreation, exercise, and swim training.

Local government: Honolulu City Council (requested to fund and approve) and the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu (requested to approve).

No direct state appropriation or mandate; action depends on local government decisions and budgeting.

Legislative status and timeline

Introduced: January 23, 2025.

Referred through several committees (including Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs; Economic Development — ECD; and Agriculture‑related referral noted).

House passage: Adopted by the House on June 3, 2025 (yeas 92, nays 0).

Senate action: Received June 3, 2025; concurred June 4, 2025 (35 yeas, 0 nays); signed by the President of the Senate June 8, 2025.

Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House June 8, 2025.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State June 11, 2025.

Companion measure: HR 47.

Legal effect and likely impact

As a concurrent resolution, HCR 51 expresses the Legislature’s intent and urges local action but does not appropriate funds or create binding obligations on the City and County of Honolulu.

If the City Council and Mayor act on the request and secure funding, the community could gain a multi‑use aquatic facility with benefits for public health, youth programming, and swim training. The resolution does not provide cost estimates, funding sources, or an implementation timeline; those would be determined by local authorities if the request is acted upon.