# Hawaii HB 534: RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.

Hawaii HB 534, RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Act 238, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 534
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-27, Act 238, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340).
- Sponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Uniform Packaging and Labeling, Food Labeling, Country of Origin, Tuna, Raw Processed Ahi, Unfair and Deceptive Practices, EDT, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (214 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits the sale of any raw processed ahi by retail establishments without a label that states the country where the ahi was landed. Effective 7/1/2026. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Quinlan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (54)

- 2025-06-27: Act 238, 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340). (Senate)
- 2025-06-27: Act 238, on 06/27/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1340). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 2:30 PM; Conference Room 411. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Kusch, Miyake, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Richards, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 177) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 177). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 9:05AM in conference room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 9:00AM in conference room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 9:00AM in conference room 411. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Changed: Senator Keohokalole discharged as Co-Chair. Senator Richards added as Co-Chair. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 864). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755). (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Kim, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 847). (House)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Matayoshi, Kusch Co-Chairs; Miyake, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 653) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1724) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey, Richards. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-27-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Reported from EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1173) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: The committee(s) on EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to EDT, CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 23). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 870), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-20: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 785) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 80) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-04: 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-04: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-31: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 01-31-25 10:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-27: Re-referred to AGR, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to WAL, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_CD1_.pdf)
- HB534_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_CD1_.HTM)
- HB534_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_HD1_.HTM)
- HB534_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_HD2_.HTM)
- HB534_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1340_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB534_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB534_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB534_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB534_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB534_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1340_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB534-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).