HB109 • 2026

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.

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Sponsor: CHUN
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Increasing Beverage Container Deposit and Refund Value

This bill increases the refund value for beverage containers from 5 cents to 10 cents under Hawaii's deposit beverage container program.

What This Bill Does

Increases the amount consumers pay as a deposit when buying certain beverages in bottles or cans.
Raises the refund that people get back when they return these empty containers.
Updates laws about how much money must be paid to the state for each sold, donated, or transferred beverage container.
Requires all containers to show the new 10 cent refund value clearly on them.

Who It Names or Affects

People who buy and return beverage containers in Hawaii.
Businesses that sell, donate, or transfer these containers.

Terms To Know

Deposit Beverage Container Program: A system where a small amount of money is added to the price of drinks sold in bottles or cans. This money can be refunded when the empty container is returned.
Refund Value: The amount of money that consumers get back when they return an empty beverage container.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill does not affect rights and duties that existed before it becomes law.
It is unclear how this change will impact recycling rates or litter in Hawaii.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-21 H
Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 1
2025-01-16 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-13 H
Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM.
Deposit Beverage Container Program; Deposit and Refund Value; Increase
Increases the deposit and refund value for beverage containers from 5 cents to 10 cents under the deposit beverage container program.

Current Bill Text

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HB109

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

109

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO the DEPOSIT BEVERAGE CONTAINER PROGRAM
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 342G-105, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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"(b)
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The amount due from deposit beverage
distributors shall be the net number of deposit beverage containers sold,
donated, or transferred multiplied by the sum of the prevailing deposit
beverage container fee and the refund value of [
5 cents.
]
10 cents.
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Payment shall be made by check or money order
payable to the "Department of Health, State of Hawaii".
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All inventory reports and payments shall be
made no later than the fifteenth day of the month following the end of the
payment period of the previous month."

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SECTION
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Section 342G-110, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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[
By January 1, 2005, every
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Every
deposit beverage container sold
in this State shall have a refund value of [
5 cents.
]
10 cents.
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Each container shall have the refund value
clearly indicated on it as provided in section 342G-112."

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SECTION
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Section 342G-111, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

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"(f)
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The amount due from a deposit beverage
distributor shall be the net number of deposit beverage containers sold
multiplied by the sum of the prevailing deposit beverage container fee and the
deposit value of [
5 cents.
]
10 cents.
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Payment shall be made by check or money order
payable to the "Department of Health, State of Hawaii".
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All reports and payments shall be made no
later than the fifteenth day of the month following the end of the previous
payment period."

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SECTION
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Section 342G-112, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

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(b)
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Subsection (a) shall not apply to any type of
refillable glass deposit beverage container that has a brand name permanently
marked on it and that has the equivalent of a refund value of at least [
5
cents,
]
10 cents,
which is paid upon receipt of the container by a
dealer or deposit beverage distributor."

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SECTION
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This Act does not affect rights and
duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before its effective date.

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SECTION
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 7.
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This Act shall take effect on January 1,
2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Deposit
Beverage Container Program; Deposit and Refund Value; Increase

Description:

Increases
the deposit and refund value for beverage containers from 5 cents to 10 cents
under the deposit beverage container program.

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