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HRS §145D-5

State agencies keep power to regulate donated food

This section says the state health and agriculture departments still have their usual authority to regulate, inspect, or ban donated food meant for people to eat. Nothing in this chapter takes away that power.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Reserving the State's authority to regulate, inspect, or ban the use of donated food

Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict the authority of the department of health or the department of agriculture and biosecurity to regulate, inspect, or ban the use of such donated foods for human consumption.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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