H.B. 2290 Summary

• Prohibits planned community associations from planting yellow oleander (thevetia peruviana or cascabela thevetia) on their properties or allowing such planting to occur.

• Cites yellow oleander ingestion as a common cause of accidental poisoning in children and a suicide method in Southeast Asia, with deaths reported in California in 2020 and a hospitalization on Oahu in December 2022.

• Notes that yellow oleander is not native to Hawaii and states there are other ornamental plants available that are less toxic to humans and animals.

• Effective date is July 1, 2025.