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Hawaii bills to repeal non-medical vaccine exemptions died, but the fight may return
Hawaii lawmakers considered bills to repeal or block new non-medical vaccine exemptions, alongside bills to expand religious exemptions and protect medical choice; none passed in 2026. Raw milk, home kitchen, homeschool sports, and midwife licensing bills also stalled, as did bills to require water fluoridation statewide.
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Let home kitchens sell to neighbors
Lets microenterprise home kitchens prepare and sell food directly to consumers without food establishment permits or routine inspections, subject to disclosure and basic food safety rules.
Home cooks should be able to earn a living selling food to their neighbors.
Let homeschoolers join school activities
Requires the Department of Education to let eligible homeschooled students take part in public high school extracurricular activities, subject to requirements and limits.
Homeschool families pay taxes too and their children deserve fair access to school activities.
Protect medical freedom without coercion
Protects the right to make autonomous decisions about medical interventions without discrimination, coercion, or exclusion by public or private entities, and requires the Department of Health to amend its rules.
No one should be excluded from public life over a personal medical decision.
Expand religious vaccine exemptions
Expands the religious exemption from medical examinations, immunizations, and vaccinations to protect parents and others with bona fide religious tenets and practices.
Sincere religious belief deserves strong protection in health decisions.
Stop a statewide fluoridation mandate
Requires certain water suppliers to adjust fluoride in public water to the federal optimal level for community water fluoridation.
People should decide for themselves what goes into their bodies, including through tap water.
Keep non-medical vaccine exemptions
Prohibits new non-medical immunization exemptions for school-aged children; a related Senate bill repeals the non-medical exemption entirely. Neither passed in 2026.
Families should not lose their religious exemption or be forced to choose between faith and school.
Legalize raw milk sales
Authorizes and decriminalizes direct sales of raw milk and raw milk products from producers to consumers, subject to certain restrictions, and allows raw goat milk sales for pets.
Families should be free to buy raw milk directly from the farmers they trust.
License certified professional midwives
Sets up licensing for certified midwives and certified professional midwives under the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and re-establishes the home birth task force.
Families should have access to qualified midwives and the freedom to give birth at home.