Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB1334: Relating to Meat Donation.
Status: Signed into law, June 26, 2026
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.
What the bill says
A bill foran act relating to meat donation.
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FORAN ACT RELATING TO MEAT DONATION. SECTION 1. Chapter 159, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as food donations; wild game. (a) This chapter shall not apply to the slaughtering of wild game or the transportation or custom preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, and meat or meat products of wild game 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 145D; 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 shall be limited to 2025-2394 HB1334 SDl SMA.docx iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Page 2 H.B. NO 1334 H.D. S.D. 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. (b) For the purposes of this section, "wild game" means a member of a species of game …
Sponsors
- Tyson Miyake (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Elle Cochran (D, 14)
- Darius Kila (D, 44)
- Matthias Kusch (D, 1)
- Lamosao, Rachele (D, 19)
- Kanani Souza (R, 43)
- Gregg Takayama (D, 34)
- Adrian Tam (D, 24)
- David Tarnas (D, 8)
- Scot Matayoshi (D, 49)
Latest actions
- : Act 166, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).
- : Act 166, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268).
- : Transmitted to Governor.
- : Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).
- : Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820).
- : Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura).
- : Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- : 48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26
- : Report filed.
- : Separated Committee Report.
Votes
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2) (May 8, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (May 8, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused (May 6, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- none. (April 29, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Committee Vote (April 29, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2) (April 14, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Meat Donation, Penalties, Rules, Prohibition, DOH, Exemptions, DOA
Common questions
- What is HB1334?
- HB1334 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Meat Donation.
- What does HB1334 do?
- In its own words: A bill foran act relating to meat donation.
- What is the status of HB1334?
- Signed into law as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Act 166, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1268). (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1334?
- Tyson Miyake (D, 10), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1334?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1334&year=2026
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