RELATING TO HEMP.

HB2613

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2613

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to Hemp
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 328G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as
follows:

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�328G-
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Cannabinoid
drink products; sale prohibited to persons under twenty-one years of age.
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(a)
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A cannabinoid drink product
may be sold in the State to persons twenty-one years of age or older.
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It shall be unlawful to sell or furnish for
sale a cannabinoid drink product to persons under twenty-one years of age

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(b)
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All persons engaged in the retail sale of cannabinoid drink products
shall check the identification of cannabinoid drink product purchasers to
establish the age of the purchaser if the purchaser reasonably appears to be
under twenty-seven years of age.

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(c)
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It shall be an affirmative defense to this section that the manufactured
hemp product retailer that sells a cannabinoid drink product to a person under
twenty-one years of age in violation of this section had requested, examined,
and reasonably relied upon a photographic identification from the person
establishing that person's age as at least twenty-one years of age before
selling the person a cannabinoid drink product.
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The failure of a manufactured hemp product retailer to request and
examine photographic identification from a person under twenty-one years of age
before the sale of a cannabinoid drink product to the person shall be construed
against the manufactured hemp product retailer and form a conclusive basis for
the manufactured hemp product retailer's violation of this section.

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(d)
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It shall be unlawful for a person under twenty-one years of age to
purchase or possess any cannabinoid drink product.
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This subsection shall not apply if a person
under twenty-one years of age, with parental authorization, is participating in
a controlled purchase as part of a law enforcement activity or a study
authorized by the department under the supervision of law enforcement to
determine the level of incidence of cannabinoid drink product sales to persons
under twenty-one years of age.

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(e)
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Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined $500 for the first
offense.
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Any subsequent offenses shall
subject the person to a fine no less than $500 and no more than $2,000.

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(f)
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Any person under twenty-one years of age who violates subsection (d)
shall be fined $10 for the first offense.
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Any subsequent offense shall subject the violator to a fine of $50, no
part of which shall be suspended, or the person shall be required to perform no
less than forty-eight hours and no more than seventy-two hours of community
service during hours when the person is not employed and is not attending
school.

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(g)
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Any cannabinoid drink product in the person's possession at the time of
violation of subsection (d) shall be seized, summarily forfeited to the State,
and destroyed by law enforcement following the conclusion of an administrative
or judicial proceeding finding that a violation of subsection (d) has been
committed.
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The procedures set forth in
chapter 712A shall not apply to this subsection.

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(h)
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For the purposes of this section, "cannabinoid drink product"
means any commercial drink product that contains no more than:

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(1)
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10 milligrams
of hemp-derived cannabinoids; and

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(2)
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0.3 per cent tetrahydrocannabinol.
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SECTION
2.
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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 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hemp;
Cannabinoids Drink Products; Sale; Penalties

Description:

Permits
the sale of commercial drink products that contain no more than 10 milligrams
of hemp-derived cannabinoids to persons twenty-one years of age or older.
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Establishes penalties for the sale or
furnishing of cannabinoid drink products to, and the purchase or possession of
cannabinoid drink products by, persons under twenty-one years of age.

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