# Hawaii HB 2475: RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

Hawaii HB 2475, RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-26 (Act 170, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1272).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2475
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-06-26, Act 170, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1272).
- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: ʻŌkolehao, Distilled Spirits, Labeling Requirements, HWN, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (226 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Establishes labeling requirements for ʻōkolehao products. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New label rules for ʻōkolehao spirits: mixed, low. The law protects buyers from misleading ʻōkolehao labels and sets new rules for businesses, effective upon approval. Consumer packages of spirits cannot use “ʻōkolehao,” “okolehao,” “Hawaiian ʻōkolehao,” or variations unless the spirit meets the law’s standards. The same restriction covers Hawaiian…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-27 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-27 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (45)

- 2026-06-26: Act 170, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1272). (Senate)
- 2026-06-26: Act 170, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1272). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-05: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Deferred one day 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 17-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 17-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Grandinetti, Kahaloa, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-27: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Senate Conferees Appointed: Richards Chair; Lamosao Co-Chair; DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 737). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Grandinetti Co-Chairs; Kahaloa, Tam, Gedeon. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 697) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3713) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3378) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Richards, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 2:05PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 212). (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to HWN, CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 981-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-02-26: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 418-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-13: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-13-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to ECD, CPC, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-27: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_CD1_.pdf)
- HB2475_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_CD1_.HTM)
- HB2475_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2475_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1272_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB2475_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB2475_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2475_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2475_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1272_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2475-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).