THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

113

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE LABELING OF PRODUCTS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 201-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:

     "(c)  No person shall:

     (1)  Keep, offer, display or expose for sale, or solicit for the sale of any item, product, souvenir, or other merchandise that:

          (A)  Is labeled "Hawaii Made"; or

          (B)  By any other means, represents the origin of the item as being from any place within the State; or

     (2)  Use the phrase "Hawaii Made" as an advertising or media tool,

for any item that has not been manufactured, assembled, fabricated, or produced within the State and that has not had at least fifty-one per cent of its wholesale value added by manufacture, assembly, fabrication, or production within the State, including Hawaii-sourced goods, services, and intellectual property.  For the purposes of this subsection, production shall include operating and overhead expenses incurred and spent within the State for non-perishable goods."

     SECTION 2.  Section 486-119, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No person shall keep, offer, display or expose for sale, or solicit for the sale of any item, product, souvenir, or any other merchandise that is labeled "made in Hawaii" or that by any other means misrepresents the origin of the item as being from any place within the State, or uses the phrase "made in Hawaii" as an advertising or media tool for any craft item that has not been manufactured, assembled, fabricated, or produced within the State and that has not had at least fifty-one per cent of its wholesale value added by manufacture, assembly, fabrication, or production within the State.  For the purposes of this subsection, production shall include operating and overhead expenses incurred and spent within the State."

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the promotion and development of the "Made in Hawaii" brand.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of business, economic development, and tourism for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.


 


 

Report Title:

Made in Hawaii Program; Production; Appropriation

 

Description:

Clarifies that in calculating whether a non-perishable product labeled "Hawaii Made" or "Made in Hawaii" has met the requirement that at least fifty-one per cent of the wholesale value of the product is added by manufacture, processing, or production within the State; "production" includes operating and overhead expenses incurred and spent within the State.  Appropriates funds to promote and develop the "Made in Hawaii" brand.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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