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HRS §332-2

What materials can be used in mattresses

This law bans using certain dirty or used materials in making or fixing mattresses. You cannot use material from hospitals or sick people, or shoddy from old fabric, unless it is fully sterilized in a way the Department of Health approves.

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The statute, as written — 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 or private hospital, or institution for the treatment of persons suffering from disease, or for or about any person having any infectious or contagious disease; any material known as "shoddy", and made in whole or in part from old worn clothing, carpets, or other fabrics, or materials previously used, or any other fabrics, or materials from which shoddy is constructed; or any material, not otherwise prohibited by this chapter, of which prior use has been made, unless all of the materials have been thoroughly sterilized, and disinfected by a reasonable process, approved by the department of health.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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