HB 2229 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO MICROENTERPRISE HOME KITCHENS.

Summary

Authorizes microenterprise home kitchens to prepare and sell food directly to consumers without food establishment permits or routine inspections, subject to consumer disclosure and basic food safety requirements. Clarifies that microenterprise home kitchens are not food establishments or food processing establishments. Authorizes the Department of Health to conduct investigations on operators and microenterprise home kitchens in response to complaints, foodborne illness outbreaks, and imminent threats to public health. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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HB2229 → HB2229_HD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the legislative metadata to reflect House of Delegates version 1, including new author and date information. It clarifies that microenterprise home kitchens are for direct-to-consumer sales only and expands prohibited items to include manufactured cannabis products. The Department of Health is granted broader authority to investigate operators and kitchens, and the bill's effective date is set to July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The scope of prohibited items was expanded to include manufactured cannabis products, and the Department of Health's investigative authority was extended to explicitly cover operators in addition to kitchens.

DEFINITION

Added 'direct-to-consumer' to the definition of a home kitchen to clarify the intended sales model.

Expanded the list of prohibited items to include 'manufactured cannabis products' alongside alcohol and controlled substances.

ENFORCEMENT

Changed the Department of Health's authority to investigate 'operators or microenterprise home kitchens' rather than just kitchens.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the act to July 1, 3000.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the Department of Health to establish specific fines and penalties for violations.

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Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 353-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

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, Hartsfield, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

20 primary · 1 co-sponsor