Hawaii SB515 establishes a fee on sugar-sweetened beverages to fund the Hawaii healthy food incentive program.

Hawaii SB515 introduces a fee on the distribution and sale of sugar-sweetened beverages to generate revenue for the Hawaii healthy food incentive program. Effective January 1, 2026, distributors must pay a fee of one cent per fluid ounce on bottled sugar-sweetened beverages sold to retailers and consumers. The revenue will be deposited into the sugar-sweetened beverages fee special fund and used to support the Hawaii healthy food incentive program, which provides matching funds for the federal Double Up Food Bucks Program.

Hawaii SB515 establishes a fee on sugar-sweetened beverages to fund the Hawaii healthy food incentive program.

Hawaii SB515 introduces a fee on the distribution and sale of sugar-sweetened beverages to generate revenue for the Hawaii healthy food incentive program. Effective January 1, 2026, distributors must pay a fee of one cent per fluid ounce on bottled sugar-sweetened beverages sold to retailers and consumers. The revenue will be deposited into the sugar-sweetened beverages fee special fund and used to support the Hawaii healthy food incentive program, which provides matching funds for the federal Double Up Food Bucks Program.