# Hawaii SB 890: RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION.

Hawaii SB 890, RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-15 (Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 890
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO BUSINESS REGULATION.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-15, Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business Regulations, Poi, Out-of-State Grown Kalo, Labeling Requirements, AGR, ECD, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires any product that is labeled, marketed, or sold as "poi" and that contains kalo grown outside the State to reveal a label stating that the poi product contains kalo grown outside the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dru Mamo Kanuha (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (36)

- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Ilagan, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Hussey, Matsumoto. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 660). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2006) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-04-02: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1443), recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-19: The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1217) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-12: 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 03-12-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to AGR, ECD, CPC, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 215) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from CPN/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 826) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 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)
- 2025-02-20: The committee(s) on CPN/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 710) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Re-Referred to CPN/EDT. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 9:34AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_.PDF)
- SB890_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_HD1_.HTM)
- SB890_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_HD2_.HTM)
- SB890_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_SD1_.HTM)
- SB890_SD1_PROPOSED: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- SB890_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_SD2_.HTM)

## 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
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_.PDF)
- [SB890_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB890_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB890_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB890_SD1_PROPOSED (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
- [SB890_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB890_SD2_.HTM)

## 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-SB890-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).