HB 330 Summary

• Establishes a two-cent-per-fluid-ounce fee on sugar-sweetened beverages sold by distributors in Hawaii, effective June 30, 2022, known as the "Healthy Ohana Act of 2021."

• Creates a healthy ohana special fund to receive all fee revenues, with funds allocated for obesity and oral health prevention programs, chronic disease prevention, and a separate healthy ohana trust fund administered by a nonprofit entity.

• Requires distributors to register with the Department of Health and pass the fee through to retailers and consumers; exempts beverages sold for out-of-state consumption and certain products like 100% juice, milk, infant formula, and dietary aids.

• Imposes civil penalties of 50% of unpaid fees plus administrative costs, interest accruing at 8% annually, and potential revocation of distributor registration for non-compliance.

• Appropriates $250,000 from general revenues for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to establish the program; requires the Department of Health to repay the general fund from healthy ohana special fund revenues by July 1, 2023.