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Attorney General backs HB 16‑25 with conditions and begins hiring to enforce unlawful hemp retailing
Summary
The Attorney General's Office said it would not oppose HB 16‑25 so long as bills include public‑health protections, safe harbor, a governing authority and preservation of enforcement tools; AGO officials said hiring authorization to staff hemp investigations was recently cleared and civil nuisance abatement will be used against unregistered sellers.
Deputy Attorney General Alana Bryant told the House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Committee that the Department of the Attorney General would not oppose HB 16‑25 if it preserves provisions intended to protect public health and safety.
Bryant said the AGO distilled six pillars any legalization bill should contain: legal safe harbor for people and businesses who comply with the law, creation of an independent governing authority covering medical cannabis, hemp and adult use, a defined continuing role for law enforcement to address illicit operations, a well‑funded social equity program and community grants, a delayed effective date of at least 18 months after any trigger…
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