HB 48 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

Summary
Clarifies the labeling and advertising requirements for coffee that is grown and processed in the State. Defines "regional origin". Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Apr 22, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB48_HD1 → HB48_HD2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from HD1 to HD2 and updated with new timestamps. The core policy change involves refining the labeling requirements for coffee blends, specifically adjusting how the terms 'Hawaii-grown and processed' are formatted and clarifying the rules for listing geographic origins on product labels.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on coffee labeling, but the specific text regarding the definition of 'processed' coffee in blends was modified to remove brackets and clarify the phrasing.
TECHNICAL

The bill number was changed from HD1 to HD2, and associated metadata dates and line numbers were updated.

REQUIREMENT

The text defining 'Hawaii-grown and processed' coffee was altered to remove square brackets around the word 'processed' in several instances, changing the phrasing from '[Hawaii-processed]' to '-processed' or 'Hawaii-processed' to standardize the terminology.

The rule for labeling coffee blends was updated to clarify that the list of foreign coffee origins may include the phrase 'Foreign-grown Coffee' preceded by the percentage by weight.

DEFINITION

The summary description of the bill was updated to explicitly state that it defines 'regional origin' rather than just 'regional origins'.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican3
3 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2025
Amended
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 566) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards.
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1166) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to AEN, CPN.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 181).
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Lowen, Pierick.
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 641) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to AGR, CPC, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 10, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled.
lower
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