SB 500 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING.

SB 500 sets clear labeling and advertising rules for coffee grown and processed entirely within the state, directly affecting local coffee producers and businesses selling such products. It defines "regional origin" to specify where coffee beans are sourced and processed, ensuring consumers receive accurate geographic information on labels. The bill requires producers to meet these new labeling standards for coffee sold in the state, replacing vague or inconsistent current practices. This change aims to provide transparency for shoppers about the origin of their coffee while standardizing requirements for in-state producers.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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SB500 → SB500_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill update primarily involves technical formatting and metadata adjustments, such as changing the bill version from 'SB' to 'SD1' and updating associated dates and revision numbers. The core policy language regarding coffee labeling requirements remains substantively unchanged, with only minor stylistic corrections to punctuation and capitalization.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill metadata, including the title from 'SB500' to 'SB500 SD1', changed the legislative session identifier to 'S.D. 1', and updated revision numbers and timestamps.

Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies, such as capitalization in the title ('RELATING TO COFFEE LABELING') and removed bracketed placeholder text like '[Hawaii-processed]' that was previously used to indicate deletions.

Adjusted the statutory material legend in Section 3 to remove the instruction about bracketed and stricken text, reflecting that the final version does not use strike-through formatting.

Simplified the report title by removing the phrase 'Hawaii-Grown and Processed Coffee' and added a reference to the SD1 version at the end.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 302) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN.

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to AEN, CPN.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

6 primary · 1 co-sponsor