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This bill aims to provide regulatory clarity and boost economic opportunities for small farms by ensuring that kitchens located on farms, referred to as "farm kitchens," are regulated in the same way as home kitchens that produce homemade food products. Currently, the Department of Health (DOH) has established rules for home kitchens and homemade food products, focusing on food safety, labeling, and operational standards. This bill mandates that if a farm kitchen meets these existing home kitchen requirements, it will be regulated under those same rules. This means farm kitchens will not need a commercial food establishment permit simply because they are on agricultural land, but they must adhere to all homemade food product regulations, including safety, labeling, sales limits, and product restrictions. The DOH will retain its authority to inspect, enforce rules, and make further regulations, especially concerning foods that pose a higher public health risk. The bill defines "farm kitchen" as a kitchen on agricultural land where food products are prepared, potentially using ingredients from that farm, and clarifies that "home kitchen" and "homemade food products" will have the meanings already established by the DOH's administrative rules.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3302&year=2026