HB1334 • 2026

RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.

Agriculture

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: MIYAKE, COCHRAN, KILA, KUSCH, LAMOSAO, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAM, TARNAS, Matayoshi
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Transmitted to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Department of Health; Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program; Food Donation; Charitable, Religious, or Nonprofit Organizations Establishes an Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program to exempt the donation of axis deer meat to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of axis deer meat, carcasses, and meat products, subject to certain requirements.
Requires reports to the Legislature.
Sunsets 6/30/2033.

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Amendments

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CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: HB1334 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1334 CD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
3 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

CD2

Hawaii published version CD2

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
3 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

CD1_HFA4

Hawaii published version CD1_HFA4

Plain English: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENT TO: H.B.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENT TO: H.B.
No.
1334, H.D.
3, S.D.

CD1_SFA12

Hawaii published version CD1_SFA12

Plain English: SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.
TO: H.B.
No.
1334, H.D.

CD2_SFA12

Hawaii published version CD2_SFA12

Plain English: SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.

SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.
�� Date �� TO:�� H.B.
No.
1334, H.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: HB1334 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1334 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEAT DONATION .

HD2

Hawaii published version HD2

Plain English: HB1334 HD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1334 HD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEAT DONATION .

HD3

Hawaii published version HD3

Plain English: HB1334 HD3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1334 HD3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
3 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MEAT DONATION .

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: HB1334 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1334 SD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
3 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

SD2

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: HB1334 SD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB1334 SD2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
1334 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 H.D.
3 STATE OF HAWAII S.D.

Bill History

2026-05-08 H
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).
2026-05-08 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).
2026-05-08 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).
2026-05-08 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
2026-05-06 S
Report filed.
2026-05-06 S
Separated Committee Report.
2026-05-06 S
Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2).
2026-05-06 S
Floor Amendment No. 12 offered.
2026-05-06 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26.
2026-05-06 H
Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused.
2026-05-06 H
Floor Amendment No. 4 offered by Rep. Chun.
2026-04-29 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
2026-04-29 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 50-26).
2026-04-29 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 50-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-29 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-29 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tarnas, Miyake, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-28 H
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 9:45AM in conference room 325.
2026-04-27 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 838).
2026-04-24 H
House Conferees Appointed: Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Miyake, Matsumoto.
2026-04-23 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).
2026-04-23 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Keohokalole Co-Chairs.
2026-04-17 S
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
2026-04-16 H
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2026-04-14 H
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 572) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-14 S
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, Inouye, Kidani, Richards. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-04-10 S
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 S
Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3766) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-02 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chang, San Buenaventura.
2026-04-02 S
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
2026-03-27 S
The committee(s) on JDC/CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-02-26 9:20AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-03-21 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/CPN.
2025-03-21 S
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1264) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/CPN.
2025-03-19 S
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2025-03-18 S
Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
2025-03-18 S
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-03-11 S
Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/CPN.
2025-03-06 S
Referred to HHS, CPN.
2025-03-06 S
Passed First Reading.
2025-03-06 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 357).
2025-03-04 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2025-02-28 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
2025-02-28 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1076) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2025-02-18 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14 H
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14 H
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 792) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
2025-02-12 H
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-02-07 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-04 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
2025-02-04 H
Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 84) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.
2025-01-31 H
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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
2025-01-28 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27 H
Referred to AGR, HLT, JHA, referral sheet 4
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO MEAT DONATION.
Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Department of Health; Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program; Food Donation; Charitable, Religious, or Nonprofit Organizations
Establishes an Axis Deer Meat Donation Pilot Program to exempt the donation of axis deer meat to a charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of feeding needy individuals from certain laws regarding the inspection and transportation of axis deer meat, carcasses, and meat products, subject to certain requirements. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 6/30/2033. (CD2)

Current Bill Text

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HB1334

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1334

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO MEAT DONATION
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 159,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Further
exemptions; food donations; wild game.
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(a)
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This chapter shall not
apply to the slaughtering of wild game or the preparation and transportation of
the carcasses, parts thereof, and meat or meat products at establishments
conducting these operations if the articles are wild game exclusively to be
donated by a hunter for the use or distribution by a charitable, religious, or
nonprofit organization to needy persons pursuant to chapter 145; provided that the
wild game shall not be combined with a meat food product regulated under the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, title 21 United States Code, section 601 et
seq., or a poultry product regulated under the federal Poultry Products
Inspection Act, title 21 United States Code section 451 et seq.; provided
further that the transportation of wild game is limited to moving the wild game
to and from the premises where the hunter killed the wild game, the processing
establishment, and the charitable, religious, or nonprofit organization.

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(b)
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For the purposes of this section, "wild game" means a member
of a species of game not indigenous to the State, including axis deer.
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"Wild game" includes the carcasses,
parts thereof, and meat or meat products derived from wild game.
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Section 145D-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:

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Reserving the State's authority to regulate, inspect, or ban the use of
donated food.
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Notwithstanding
section 159- , nothing
in this chapter is intended to restrict
the authority of the department of health or the department of agriculture to
regulate, inspect, or ban the use of [
such
] donated foods for human
consumption."

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Section 159-29, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

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The transportation by commercial carrier of carcasses, parts thereof, or
meat or meat products produced without inspection under subsection (a) is
prohibited, except under permit issued by the board[
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and under
section 159- .
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SECTION
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Section 159-34, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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Notwithstanding section 159- , the
preparation,
sale, offering for sale, or transportation or receipt for transportation in
intrastate commerce of meat and meat products derived from exotic animals,
unless inspected and passed as provided for under this part, is
prohibited.
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Violators shall be subject
to all requirements and penalties of this chapter."

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SECTION 5.
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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 6.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department
of Agriculture; Department of Health; Food Donation; Charitable, Religious, or Nonprofit
Organizations; Wild Game; Axis Deer

Description:

Exempts
the donation of wild game meat, including axis deer, to a charitable,
religious, or nonprofit organization to needy persons from certain laws
regarding the inspection and transportation of meat.

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