SB 3248 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

SB 3248 establishes mandatory labeling requirements for "ōkolehao" products, a traditional Hawaiian distilled spirit. This bill directly affects producers and sellers of ōkolehao by requiring specific labeling standards on all products sold in the state. The key provision mandates that labels include designated information as defined by the bill, though the abstract does not specify exact content. The measure focuses solely on labeling compliance without additional regulatory provisions.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3248_SD1 → SB3248_SD2 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill version was updated from Session 1 to Session 2, reflecting a revision in the legislative process. The primary substantive change involves a minor spelling correction in the definition of the traditional Hawaiian spirit 'kī', changing 'fruiticosa' to the correct botanical term 'fruticosa'. Additionally, the bill's metadata, including authorship, page counts, and specific effective dates, was updated to reflect the new session.

DEFINITION

Corrected the spelling of the plant species 'Cordyline fruiticosa' to 'Cordyline fruticosa' in the definition of ʻōkolehao.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata including author name, page numbers, and effective date timestamps to reflect the transition from SD1 to SD2.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 9, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 493).

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1326-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Mar 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, CPC, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 388) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN.

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2385) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, Ihara, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to HWN, CPN.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors