SB 890 Hawaii Senate · 2026 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 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB890_SD1_PROPOSED → SB890_SD2 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates Hawaii's poi labeling laws to require clear disclosure of ingredient origins rather than strictly prohibiting non-state grown products. The new rules mandate that poi made entirely from Hawaii-grown ingredients must be labeled as '100% Hawaii-grown,' while poi containing any out-of-state ingredients must carry a specific warning label identifying those foreign origins. This shift moves the policy from a prohibition on imported poi to a transparency-focused labeling requirement.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from banning non-state grown poi to requiring specific labeling for all poi products based on their ingredient sources.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced a ban on non-state grown poi with a requirement to label products based on whether their ingredients are grown in Hawaii or outside the state.

Added a mandatory '100% Hawaii-grown' label for poi products where all ingredients are grown within the state.

Added a mandatory warning label stating 'This product contains ingredients grown outside Hawaii' and requiring the specific origin of those ingredients for products with out-of-state components.

Added a severability clause to ensure the rest of the bill remains valid if any part is found to conflict with federal law.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'ingredient' to clarify it includes any component part of a mixture or compound.

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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

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

Lower · Passed

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 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).

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

Upper · Passed

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