Would have replaced their current cottage food law with a food freedom law. Would have allowed indirect sales of nonperishable products. Would have allowed perishable products that don’t contain meat to be sold both directly and indirectly. Would have allowed certain perishable products that contain meat to be sold directly. Would have removed the requirement… [read more]
Would have increased the sales limit from $78,000 to $85,000. Would have increased the exemption limit from $5,000 to $8,500.
Would have created a new law to allow “microenterprise home kitchens” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food.
Would have replaced their current cottage food law with a food freedom law. Would have greatly expanded the types of products producers can sell, including perishable foods and certain items with meat. Would have required perishable foods to be delivered in-person. Would have added some restrictions to indirect sales of nonperishable foods.
Would have raised the sales limit from $35,000 to $50,000.
Would have allowed micro-restaurants to sell most types of perishable food items from home
Would have replaced the cottage food law with a food freedom law which would have allowed many types of perishable foods.
Would have codified (put into law) Hawaii’s existing cottage food rules. Would have allowed direct, online, and indirect sales of all nonperishable foods. Would have allowed direct sales of perishable foods. Would have implemented a permit process with a fee.
Would have allowed online sales
Would have created a new law to allow “home kitchen operations” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food. Initially introduced in 2021. Reintroduced in 2023 (under S 1057).
Would have allowed home micro restaurants, similar to California’s MEHKO law
Would have increased the sales limit from $25k to $50k
Would have allowed micro-restaurants known as “home kitchen operations”.
Would have created a new law to allow “home kitchen operations” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food. Reintroduced in 2022 and 2023 (under S 1057).
Tried to allow anyone (not just farmers) to sell homemade food products, as well as expand sales venues and allowable products
A simple bill that aimed to add roasted coffee and gluten-free baking mixes to the list of allowed foods. With SB 160 passing, these foods (and many others) became allowed.
Attempted to create a food freedom bill, which mimicked many features of other food freedom laws around the country. However, it would have only applied to farmers.
Tried to increase the sales limit from $25k to $100k
Tried to create a food freedom bill, which would have been similar to some of the best food freedom laws around the country
Tried to allow microenterprise home kitchen operations, similar to California and Utah. It would have let people run mini-restaurants from home, albeit with a lot of restrictions.
Tried to allow online sales
Would have allowed the sale of all types of food, including perishable foods.
Tried to allow online sales and remove the $50k sales limit
Would have allowed online sales