HB 1109: RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to protect public health and ensure responsible consumption of hemp-derived products by prohibiting the sale or offer for sale or distribution of any manufactured hemp products to individuals under the age of twenty-one.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 328G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§328G-     Manufactured hemp product; sale to persons under twenty-one prohibited.  (a)  No person shall sell or offer for sale or distribution any manufactured hemp product to any individual under the age of twenty-one.

     (b)  No retailer shall sell manufactured hemp products except in direct face-to-face or online direct shipment exchanges between the retailer and a consumer.

     (c)  A retailer shall verify the age of any individual attempting to purchase manufactured hemp products by checking a valid government-issued photo identification; provided that an online retailer shall either obtain a copy of a valid government-issued photo identification or use an age verification service to check a valid government-issued photo identification before selling any manufactured hemp products.

     (d)  Any manufactured hemp products offered for sale shall be displayed or stored:

     (1)  Behind a sales counter or in any other area of the retailer's premises that is inaccessible to the public; or

     (2)  In a locked container.

     (e)  A retailer shall prominently display a notice on its premises and website indicating that the sale of manufactured hemp products to anyone under the age of twenty-one years is prohibited.

     (f)  Any person who violates this section shall be fined pursuant to section 328G-6.

     (g)  For the purpose of this section, "retailer" means a person who engages in the practice of selling manufactured hemp products to consumers.  "Retailer" includes the person's agents and employees."

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.

Report Title:

Department of Health; Manufactured Hemp Products; Minimum Age; Prohibition

Description:

Establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of manufactured hemp products.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to prohibit the sale or offer for sale or distribution of manufactured hemp products to individuals under the age of twenty-one, thereby protecting public health and ensuring responsible consumption of hemp-derived products.

     SECTION 2.  Chapter 328G, Hawaii Revised Statues, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§328G-     Manufactured hemp product; sale to persons under twenty-one prohibited.  (a)  No person shall sell or offer for sale or distribution any manufactured hemp product to any individual under the age of twenty-one years.

     (b)  No retailer shall sell manufactured hemp products except in direct face-to-face or online direct shipment exchanges between the retailer and a consumer.

     (c)  A retailer shall verify the age of any individual attempting to purchase manufactured hemp products by checking a valid government-issued photo identification; provided that an online retailer shall either obtain a copy of a valid government-issued photo identification or use an age-verification service to check a valid government-issued photo identification before selling any manufactured hemp products.

     (d)  Any manufactured hemp products offered for sale shall be displayed or stored:

     (1)  Behind a sales counter or in any other area of the establishment that is inaccessible to the public; or

     (2)  In a locked container.

     (e)  A retailer shall prominently display a notice on its premises and website indicating that the sale of manufactured hemp products to anyone under the age of twenty-one years is prohibited.

     (f)  Any person who violates this section shall be fined pursuant to section 328G-6.

     (g)  For the purpose of this section, "retailer" means a person who engages in the practice of selling manufactured hemp products to consumers.  "Retailer" includes its agents and employees."

     SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Department of Health; Manufactured Hemp Products; Minimum Age; Prohibition

Description:

Establishes a minimum age requirement for the sale of manufactured hemp products.

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.

STAND. COM. REP. NO.  449

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2025

RE:   H.B. No. 1109

      H.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madame:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1109 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to protect public health and ensure responsible consumption of hemp-derived products by prohibiting the sale or offer for sale or distribution of any manufactured hemp product to individuals under the age of twenty-one.  

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from Retail Merchants of Hawaii; VNV Holdings; Hawaiian Choice; and three individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from Hemptuary Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that use of untested and unapproved drugs, such as hemp-derived cannabinoid products, can have unpredictable and unintended consequences, particularly on children due to the differences in how their bodies absorb, metabolize, and distribute these substances.  Your Committee further finds that the United States Food and Drug Administration has consistently determined that cannabidiol, more commonly known as CBD, and tetrahydrocannabinol, whether derived from hemp or cannabis, is not allowed as a dietary supplement or food under federal law.  Your Committee believes that raising the minimum age for purchase of manufactured hemp products will protect the health and safety of consumers in Hawaii.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1109, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1109, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,