Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii SB3302: Relating to Homemade Food Products.
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2026
Requires the Department of Health to adopt rules to authorize and regulate farm kitchens on the same basis as home kitchens producing homemade food products.
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to homemade food products.
From the enrolled text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMEMADE FOOD PRODUCTS, SECTION 1. The legislature finds that homemade food product operations provide important opportunities for smallscale food producers to participate in local food systems while maintaining public health protections. In 2025, the department of health adopted administrative rules clarifying food safety, labeling, and operational standards for home kitchens and homemade food products. The legislature further finds that many small farms prepare value-added food products in kitchens located on their farms, commonly referred to as "farm kitchens", and that these operations often face regulatory uncertainty despite posing similar or lower public health risks than homemade food product operations. The purpose of this Act is to provide regulatory clarity and increase economic opportunities while preserving the department's authority to ensure food safety by requiring the department of health to adopt rules to authorize and regulate 2026-2519 SB3302 CDl SMA.docx Page 2 S.B. NO. H.D. C.D. farm kitchens on the same basis as home kitchens producing homemade food products. SECTION 2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a farm kitchen that meets the requirements applicable to a home kitchen under administrative rules adopted by the department of health shall be regulated in the same manner as a home kitchen. (b) A farm kitchen regulated pursuant to subsection (a) shall: (1) Not be …
Sponsors
- Dru Kanuha (D, 3) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Act 110, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210).
- : Act 110, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210).
- : Enrolled to Governor.
- : Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
- : Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
- : Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- : Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- : Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- : Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 234-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- : 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
Votes
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) (May 6, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (May 6, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- none. (May 1, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Conference Committee Vote (May 1, 2026): 2 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0) (April 14, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- CPC: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 9, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Report, Homemade Food Products, Rules, Prohibition, DOH
Common questions
- What is SB3302?
- SB3302 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Relating to Homemade Food Products.
- What does SB3302 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to homemade food products.
- What is the status of SB3302?
- Signed into law as of June 9, 2026. Latest action: Act 110, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1210). (June 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3302?
- Dru Kanuha (D, 3).
- Where is the official record for SB3302?
- On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3302&year=2026
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