Title 19, Health

§329D-27 Administrative rules. (a) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. (b) No later than January 4, 2016, the department shall adopt interim rules, which shall be exempt from chapter 91 and chapter 201M, to effectuat…

[§329D-3] Qualifications for licensure. (a) Each application for a dispensary license shall include both an individual applicant and an applying entity. (b) The application shall be submitted to the department and shall include supporting documentation to establish the following:…

§329D-4 Medical cannabis dispensaries; license application procedure and verification; fees. (a) The department shall make a medical cannabis dispensary license application form available to the public on January 11, 2016, commencing at 8:00 a.m., Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time. (…

[§329D-5] Medical cannabis dispensaries; selection. (a) By January 4, 2016, the department shall provide for a selection process and criteria based on merit for verified applicants for medical cannabis dispensary licenses; provided that the selection process, at minimum, includes…

[§329D-5.5] Sale or transfer of dispensary license. (a) In the event of death, legal incapacity, or permanent disability of an individual dispensary licensee, the relevant entity licensee shall notify the department within thirty days of the individual licensee's inability to con…

§329D-6 Dispensary operations. (a) No person shall operate a dispensary, or engage in the production, manufacture, or sale of cannabis or manufactured cannabis products, unless the person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this chapter. (b) No dispensary licen…

§329D-7 Medical cannabis dispensary rules. The department shall establish standards with respect to: (1) The number of medical cannabis dispensaries that shall be permitted to operate in the State; (2) A fee structure, set by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, for: (A) The sub…

§329D-8 Laboratory standards and testing; laboratory certification. (a) The department shall establish and enforce standards for laboratory-based testing of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products for content, contamination, and consistency; provided that in establishing thes…

[§329D-9] Manufacturing of medical cannabis products. (a) Any medical cannabis dispensary licensed by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be permitted to manufacture cannabis products; provided that the dispensary shall also obtain any other state or county permits or l…

[§329E-1] Definitions. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter: "Harm reduction organization" means an organization that provides services, including medical care, counseling, homeless services, or addiction treatment, to individuals at risk of experiencing an opi…

[§329E-2] Immunity. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a health care professional otherwise authorized to prescribe an opioid antagonist may, directly or by standing order, prescribe, dispense, and distribute an opioid antagonist to: (1) An individual at risk of e…

[§329E-3] Opioid antagonist administration; emergency personnel and first responders. Beginning on January 1, 2017, every emergency medical technician licensed and registered in Hawaii and all law enforcement officers, firefighters, and lifeguards shall be authorized to administe…

[§329E-4] Medicaid coverage. The department of human services shall ensure that opioid antagonists for outpatient use are covered by the medicaid prescription drug program on the same basis as other covered drugs. [L 2016, c 68, pt of §2]

[§329E-5] Harm reduction organization; opioid antagonist; exemption. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation to the contrary, a person or harm reduction organization acting under a standing order may store an opioid antagonist without being subject to chapter 328, except part…

[§329E-6] Unintentional opioid-related drug overdose; reporting. The department of health shall ascertain, document, and publish an annual report on the number of, trends in, patterns in, and risk factors related to unintentional opioid-related drug overdose fatalities occurring …

[§329E-7] Opioid-related drug overdose recognition, prevention, and response. The department of health shall work with community partners to provide or establish any of the following: (1) Education on opioid-related drug overdose prevention, recognition, and response, including o…

§330-1 Definition of poison. The term "poison" as used in this chapter, includes any chemical or preparation that has properties that are commonly considered poisonous or is capable of affecting the human organism in such a way and to such an extent that its possession, sale, tra…

§330-10 Penalty. Any person violating this chapter, except where punishment is otherwise specifically provided, shall be fined not more than $1,000 for each offense. [PC 1869, c 88, §5; am L 1919, c 132, §1; RL 1925, §1010; RL 1935, §1435; RL 1945, §2956; RL 1955, §53-6; HRS §330…

§330-2 Rules concerning poisons. The department of health may adopt rules concerning poisons and poison containers. [PC 1869, c 88, §1; am L 1872, c 16, §1; RL 1925, §1004; am L 1931, c 224, pt of §1; RL 1935, §1430; RL 1945, §2952; am L 1945, c 139, §1(b); RL 1955, §53-2; am L S…

§330-3 Penalty for violations. Any person who violates any such rule or regulation of the department of health, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not less than one month nor more than six months, or both. [L 1872, c 16, §2; RL 1925, §1006; am L 19…

§330-8 Use of certain chemical substances as inhalants unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to use as an inhalant any substance, not a "food" as defined in section 328-1, which substance includes in its composition volatile organic solvents including amylacetate, trichlo…

§330-9 Penalty. Any person who violates section 330-8 shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or by both. [L 1963, c 115, pt of §2; Supp, §53-5.6; HRS §330-9]

[§330C-1] Short title. This chapter shall be cited as the "Hawaii Poison Prevention Packaging Act". [L 1974, c 216, pt of §1]

[§330C-2] Purpose. The dangers arising from accidental ingestion of substances produced or distributed for sale for consumption, use, or storage by individuals in or about the household, particularly by young children necessitates legislation designed to help reduce injuries to, …

§330C-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Director" means the director of health. (2) "Household substance" means any substance which is customarily produced or distributed for sale for consumption or use, or customarily stored, by individuals in or about the ho…

[§330C-4] Rules; implementation. The director shall carry out and effectuate the purpose of this chapter by rules adopted under chapter 91 including but not limited to the following: (1) The director may establish in accordance with this chapter, by rule, standards for the specia…

§330C-5 Conventional packages, marketing, labeling statements. (a) For the purposes of making any household substance which is subject to a standard established under section 330C-4 readily available to elder or handicapped persons unable to use such substance when packaged in co…

[§330C-6] Special packaging standards, establishment. (a) All rules prescribing standards for the special packaging of household substances now or hereafter adopted under authority of the Federal Act shall be the regulatory standards for special packaging of household substances …

[§330C-7] Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 1974, c 216, pt of §1]

§332-1 Definition. The term "mattress" as used in this chapter means any quilted pad, comforter, mattress, mattress-pad, bunk quilt, or cushion, stuffed or filled with wool, hair, or other soft material to be used on a couch or other bed and on which persons sleep or recline; pro…

§332-2 Materials. No person, by oneself or by the person's agents, servants, or employees, shall employ or use in the making, remaking, or renovating of any mattress, any material of any kind that has been used in or has formed a part of, any mattress used in or about any public …

§332-3 Tag, statement, form. No person, by oneself or the person's agents, servants, or employees, shall, directly or indirectly, at wholesale or retail, or otherwise, sell, offer for sale, deliver, or consign, or have in the person's possession with intent to sell, deliver, or c…

§332-4 Statement, contents, use. Whenever the word "felt", as applied to cotton, is used in the statement concerning materials, it shall be indicated in the statement whether the felt is "felted cotton" or "felted linters". This requirement shall not apply to comforters. It shall…

§332-5 Tag or stamp. Any mattress made from more than one new material shall have stamped upon the tag attached thereto the percentage of each material so used. This requirement shall not apply to comforters. Any mattress made from material known as "shoddy" shall have stamped or…

§332-6 Tampering with mark or statement. Any person who removes, defaces, alters, or in any manner attempts the same, or causes to be removed, defaced, or altered, any mark or statement placed upon any mattress under this chapter shall be guilty of the violation of this chapter. …

§332-7 Penalty. Any person violating this chapter shall, for each offense, be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100 or imprisoned not less than three months nor more than six months, or both. [L 1927, c 234, §13; RL 1935, pt of §1195; RL 1945, pt of §2476; RL 1955, §55-7; HR…

[§332D-1] Definitions. As used in this chapter: "OctaBDE" means octabrominated diphenyl ether. "PentaBDE" means pentabrominated diphenyl ether. [L 2004, c 146, pt of §2]

[§332D-2] Restriction on manufacture or distribution. On or after January 1, 2006, a person may not manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce a product, or a flame-retarded part of a product, containing more than one-tenth of one per cent, by mass, of pentaBDE, octaBDE, or …

[§332D-3] Exception. The term "process", as used in section 332D-2, does not include the processing of metallic recyclables containing pentaBDE, octaBDE, or any other chemical formulation that is part of these classifications that is conducted in compliance with all applicable fe…

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS §333E-1 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that: (1) The State of Hawaii has a responsibility to provide support and services for individuals with developmental disabilities in order to support them in living self-determined lives according to …

§333E-2 Developmental disabilities, definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person which: (1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments; (…

§333E-3 State council on developmental disabilities. The state council on developmental disabilities (hereinafter referred to as the council) shall be placed in the department of health for administrative purposes only and assigned the following responsibilities: (1) Planning. Th…

[§333E-3.5] Encouragement of suitable housing. The state council shall encourage the adoption of ordinances in each political subdivision in the State which would permit the maintenance and construction of residences for persons with developmental disabilities, including those de…

§333E-4 Membership on the state council. The state council shall consist of voting members as described in federal law, for staggered terms. The members of the council shall be residents of the State. The council shall at all times include in its membership six representatives fr…

§333E-5 Officers, committees, staff. The state council shall, by majority vote of the voting members, elect its own chairperson from among the appointed members, and shall establish such committees as it deems necessary or desirable. The state council may appoint an executive adm…

§333E-6 Confidentiality of records. (a) All certificates, applications, records, and reports made for the purposes of this chapter that are maintained, used, or disclosed by health care providers as defined in chapter 334, health plans as defined in title 45 Code of Federal Regul…