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Committee backs okolehao labeling bill, phases local‑ti requirement to 75% by 2030 and 100% by 2035
Summary
Lawmakers advanced SB 3248 to require that okolehao spirits contain at least 51% locally sourced ti root, with committee amendments phasing the requirement to 75% by 2030 and 100% by 2035. Producers and the Department of Agriculture supported the measure while describing production and yield challenges.
The House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee on April 1 advanced SB 3248, a bill establishing labeling requirements for okolehao and requiring a baseline that at least 51% of the spirit's ti root (kī) be cultivated or harvested in Hawaii. The committee adopted amendments phasing the local‑root requirement to 75% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.
Richard Cohen of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity said the department stood on…
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