HI HB2502

Prohibits the sale, purchase, trade, or distribution of parts or products from elephants, rhinoceroses, tigers, great apes, hippopotamuses, lions, pangolins, cheetahs, jaguars, and leopards without exception.

Prohibits trafficking in marine species (Hawaiian monk seals, certain sharks, rays, sea turtles, narwhals, whales, and walruses) if listed as threatened or endangered under CITES, the IUCN Red List, or the Endangered Species Act.

Prohibits trafficking in mammoth parts or products even though the species is extinct.

Exempts antiques over 100 years old, educational/scientific items, museum distributions, estate inheritances, certain musical instruments manufactured before 1975, and items containing less than 20% ivory or rhinoceros horn.

Establishes misdemeanor penalties ranging from $200 minimum fine and up to one year imprisonment for first offense, with increased fines and mandatory forfeiture of prohibited animal parts for subsequent violations; law takes effect December 31, 2016, with enforcement beginning December 31, 2017.