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HRS §486-119.5

Rules for labeling wood as koa

This law says you cannot sell or advertise any wood product as "koa" unless it is actually Acacia koa. You can use the word "koa" for mixed products, but you must not lie about how much koa is in them.

businesses

The statute, as written — Acacia koa wood; representing content

In addition to all other label and branding requirements, no person shall offer, display, expose for sale, or solicit for the sale of any timber, lumber, wood, or wood product described or labeled using the term "koa", either alone or in conjunction with other words unless the item is Acacia koa. Nothing in this section shall prevent the use of the term "koa" to describe wood products which are in part made of Acacia koa and, in part, other materials provided that the extent to which Acacia koa is utilized in the wood product is not misrepresented.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.