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HRS §481H-3

Water treatment units must be tested before sale

This law says you cannot sell, lease, offer, distribute, or install a water treatment unit in Hawaii unless it has been tested using accepted industry or EPA-approved methods. The test must show the unit actually reduces or removes health-related contaminants from drinking water.

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The statute, as written — Requirement for sale, lease or distribution

No water treatment unit that claims to reduce or eliminate the concentration of one or more health related contaminants in water supplies intended for human consumption may be sold or leased, offered for sale or lease, distributed, or installed in the State unless the unit has been tested using industry accepted product testing protocols or protocols that utilize technically valid methodology using United States Environmental Protection Agency analytical testing methods for drinking water quality and maximum contaminant levels, or their equivalent.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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