# Hawaii SB 89: RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

Hawaii SB 89, RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-01-23 (Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB89-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 89
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-23, Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC.
- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices, Sale, Regulation, County Authority, HHS, CPN/JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Repeals existing law that preempted local ordinances or regulations that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices and nullified and voided any conflicting local laws and regulations. Allows counties to adopt ordinances that regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices that do not conflict with and are more stringent than the state law that govern smoking.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: AQUINO
- Cosponsor: C.
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Y. Moriwaki (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-01-23: Re-Referred to HHS, CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to EIG, CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB89_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB89_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB89_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB89_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB89-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).