S.C.R. No. 22 - Summary

• Requests the Department of Health to adopt administrative rules requiring restaurants with 20 or more locations in Hawaii to post calorie and carbohydrate information for standard menu items on menus or menu boards.

• Requires chain restaurants to provide all other nutrition information to customers upon request in the restaurant.

• Cites federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act section 4205, which mandates similar requirements for chain restaurants nationally but whose implementation has been delayed by the Food and Drug Administration.

• Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Director of Health, Hawaii Restaurant Association Chairperson, and Hawaii Food Industry Association Chairperson.

• Aims to address rising obesity rates and provide consumers with nutrition information at the point of purchase to support informed food choices.