RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.

Healthcare

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The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor: ICHIYAMA (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 bill does not provide specific details on what regulations will be implemented for acupuncturists.

Rules for Acupuncturists

This bill recognizes acupuncturists as essential healthcare providers who must follow government regulations.

What This Bill Does

Recognizes individuals practicing acupuncture as essential health care providers.
Subjects these practitioners to regulation and control by the state.

Who It Names or Affects

Acupuncture practitioners
People seeking acupuncture treatment

Terms To Know

Regulation and control: Rules set by the government to ensure acupuncturists follow safety and health standards.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what exact rules will be put in place for acupuncturists.
It is unclear when or if this bill will become a law.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-27 H
Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO ACUPUNCTURE.
Acupuncture Practitioners; Regulation and Control
Recognizes individuals practicing acupuncture as essential health care providers who are subject to regulation and control.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB1333

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1333

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to acupuncture
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 436E-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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Declaration of necessity for regulation and
control.
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The legislature hereby finds and
declares that the practice of acupuncture is a theory and method for treatment
of illness and disability and for strengthening and invigorating the body and
as such affects the public health, safety, and welfare, and therefore there is
a necessity that
individuals practicing acupuncture be
recognized
as essential health care providers and
subject to regulation and control
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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 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Acupuncture
Practitioners; Regulation and Control

Description:

Recognizes
individuals practicing acupuncture as essential health care providers who are
subject to regulation and control.

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