RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on enforcement or penalties for violations.

Setting an Age Limit for Hemp Product Sales

This bill sets a minimum age requirement for selling manufactured hemp products in Hawaii.

What This Bill Does

Sets the minimum age to buy, sell, or distribute manufactured hemp products at twenty-one years old.
Requires retailers to verify customers' ages using government-issued photo IDs before selling hemp products.
Limits where and how retailers can display and store hemp products to prevent access by minors.
Makes it illegal for retailers to sell hemp products online without verifying the buyer's age first.
Requires retailers to post clear signs about the age limit in their stores and on their websites.

Who It Names or Affects

Retailers who sell manufactured hemp products
Customers buying or trying to buy manufactured hemp products

Terms To Know

Manufactured Hemp Products: Products made from the cannabis plant that contain less than 0.3% THC, such as oils, edibles, and lotions.
Retailer: A business or person who sells manufactured hemp products directly to consumers.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a retailer violates the age verification rules.
It is unclear how strictly retailers will enforce these new requirements.
The effective date of July 1, 3000 appears to be an error or placeholder.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment adds a new law that stops retailers from selling manufactured hemp products to people under the age of twenty-one.

Prohibits the sale, offer for sale, or distribution of any manufactured hemp product to individuals under the age of twenty-one.
Requires retailers to verify the age of customers through valid government-issued photo identification before selling manufactured hemp products.
Specifies that retailers must display manufactured hemp products behind a sales counter or in locked containers and prominently post notices about the age restriction.

The effective date listed as July 1, 3000 is likely an error and should be corrected to a realistic future date.
Details on specific fines for violations are not provided beyond referencing another section of law.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-02-12 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-12 H
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 449) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-07 H
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-05 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Friday, 02-07-25 8:45AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.
Department of Health; Manufactured Hemp Products; Minimum Age; Prohibition
Establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of manufactured hemp products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB1109

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1109

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.

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

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SECTION 1.
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The purpose of this Act is
to
prohibit
the sale or offer for sale or distribution of manufactured hemp products to
individuals under the age of twenty-one
, thereby protecting public health and
ensuring responsible consumption of hemp-derived products.

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Chapter 328G, Hawaii Revised Statues,
is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read
as follows:

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Manufactured hemp product; sale to
persons under twenty-one prohibited.
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No person shall sell
or offer for sale or distribution any manufactured hemp product to any
individual under the age of twenty-one years.

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(b)
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No retailer shall sell manufactured hemp
products except in direct face-to-face or online direct shipment exchanges
between the retailer and a consumer.

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(c)
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A retailer shall verify the age of any
individual attempting to purchase manufactured hemp products by checking a
valid government-issued photo identification; provided that an online retailer
shall either obtain a copy of a valid government-issued photo identification or
use an age-verification service to check a valid government-issued photo
identification before selling any manufactured hemp products.

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(d)
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Any manufactured hemp products offered for
sale shall be displayed or stored:

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Behind a sales counter or in any
other area of the establishment that is inaccessible to the public; or

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In a locked container.

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A retailer shall prominently display a notice
on its premises and website indicating that the sale of manufactured hemp
products to anyone under the age of twenty-one years is prohibited.

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Any
person who violates this section shall be fined pursuant to section 328G-6.

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For the purpose of this section,
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retailer
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means a person who engages in the practice of selling manufactured hemp
products to consumers.
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includes its agents and employees.
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SECTION
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Department of Health; Manufactured Hemp Products; Minimum Age;
Prohibition

Description:

Establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of
manufactured hemp products.

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