Hawaii Cottage Food Law

Hawaii's cottage food law sets an annual revenue cap of $35,000 and a permit (Hawaii home-based food operator permit) is required before the first sale. Direct sales and farmers markets only.

Watch for: Online sales are not permitted under Hawaii cottage food law. Direct only.

Annual revenue cap

$35,000

Permit / registration

Hawaii home-based food operator permit

Kitchen inspection

Required

Food handler training

Not required

Acidified foods

Excluded

Interstate shipping

In-state only

Where you can sell

Direct sales and farmers markets only.

Direct (in-person)
Farmers markets

What's required before your first sale

Home kitchen inspection plus registration required. Labels must include allergen info.

Label requirements

Verbatim disclosure required by HAR § 11-50-35(c)(4)(A): "Made in a home kitchen not routinely inspected by the Department of Health" (the rule carries no trailing period)
Common name of the food, or an adequately descriptive identity statement
For foods made from two or more ingredients, the ingredients and sub-ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight
Notification of the presence of major food allergens (added in the August 2025 edition)
Name and contact information of the homemade food product producer (a street address is not specifically required; Hawaii issues no registration number)
Hand-pounded poi uses a separate statutory statement: "This hand-pounded poi was prepared in a facility not inspected by the Department of Health"

How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your Hawaii disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for Hawaii from data you already track — the state's required disclosure statement rendered verbatim (and sized to meet the state's minimum type size where one applies), your operator info, ingredients in descending order by weight, the federal "Contains:" allergen line, net weight, and lot code. A validation checklist flags anything Hawaii requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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