HB 1382 Summary

• Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 145D-2 to allow donation of livestock and wild game meat to under-resourced communities, provided the meat is harvested in a food-safe manner and processed according to federal law.

• Adds butchers and meat processors to the definition of "donor" eligible to donate food under the Good Samaritan law protections.

• Establishes a meat processing task force within the Department of Agriculture composed of representatives from state agencies, county governments, environmental nonprofits, and agricultural associations to develop a master plan for expanding meat processing capacity.

• Task force required to submit reports and recommendations to the legislature by twenty days before the 2024 and 2025 regular sessions, with the task force ceasing to exist on June 30, 2025.

• Appropriates unspecified funds to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to support the task force and plan implementation.