HRS §159-12
License required
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗You must have a license to run a business that slaughters certain animals or makes or processes meat. Doing it without a license is against the law.
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The statute, as written — License required
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of slaughtering cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules and other equines or manufacturing or processing of meat or meat products without a license as required by this part.
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