SB 890 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION.

Summary
Requires any product that is labeled, marketed, or sold as "poi" and that contains kalo grown outside the State to reveal a label stating that the poi product contains kalo grown outside the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB890_SD1_PROPOSED → SB890_SD2 · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill changed from a prohibition on selling poi made outside Hawaii to a labeling requirement that distinguishes between 100% Hawaii-grown poi and poi containing ingredients from outside the state. This shift allows out-of-state poi to be sold in Hawaii as long as it is properly labeled, while still protecting consumers with clear origin information. The effective date was also changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.
Scope change
The bill now permits sale of poi containing out-of-state ingredients if labeled appropriately, whereas the original version prohibited any poi not wholly derived from Hawaii-grown taro.
REQUIREMENT

Replaced prohibition on non-Hawaii poi with mandatory labeling requirements distinguishing between 100% Hawaii-grown products and those containing out-of-state ingredients

Added federal preemption clause stating federal law prevails if conflicts arise

Added severability clause to ensure remaining provisions stay valid if one part is invalidated

DEFINITION

Added definition of 'ingredient' to clarify what components must be identified on labels

TIMELINE

Changed effective date from immediate enactment to July 1, 2050

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 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
36
Key actions
11
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 660).
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick.
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1443), recommending referral to CPC.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1217) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.
lower
Mar 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
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to AGR, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 215) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Re-Referred to CPN/EDT.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to CPN.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 710) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to CPN.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa.
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to CPN.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dru Kanuha
Dru Kanuha
DDemocratic
HI
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