HB452

Hawaii HB452 establishes a grant program to expand meat processing capacity, focusing on wild game donations.

Hawaii HB452 mandates the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to create a grant program aimed at increasing meat processing capacity in the state. This initiative supports the establishment of new facilities or the expansion of existing ones to include a donation component, allowing hunters to donate meat from axis deer and other wild game. The program requires collaboration with other state departments and includes specific grant terms, such as a prohibition on grants for costs incurred more than five years prior to application.