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HI HB1334

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tyson Miyake

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts wild game meat donated to charitable, religious, or nonprofit organizations for feeding needy individuals from state meat inspection requirements under Chapter 159, Hawaii Revised Statutes

  • Defines "wild game" as non-indigenous species harvested in the wild for food, including axis deer, along with their carcasses, parts, and meat products

  • Prohibits donated wild game from being combined with federally regulated meat or poultry products

  • Limits transportation of donated wild game to movement between the hunting location, processing establishment, and the receiving charitable organization

  • Preserves the Department of Health and Department of Agriculture's authority to regulate, inspect, or ban donated foods for human consumption

  • Effective date: December 31, 2050

Legislative Description

Relating To Meat Donation.

Department of Health

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/21/2025
Health and Human Services3/6/2025
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2/14/2025
Health2/4/2025
Agriculture1/27/2025

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