Hawaii cottage food law
Sell cottage food in Hawaii
Hawaii cottage food law, label rules, and a free storefront. Hawaii's cottage food law lets home bakers sell directly to consumers with no statewide sales cap — provided you sell directly to consumers, label every product correctly, and follow Hawaii's rules. CottageOps configures the Hawaii label disclosure for you, tracks your sales against the cap, and gives you a free storefront to take orders.
What Hawaii's cottage food law says
- Sales cap
- No statewide sales cap — Hawaii doesn't set an annual revenue ceiling on cottage food sales.
- Refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Hawaii's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods — refrigerated (TCS) items aren't allowed under the exemption.
- Where you can sell
- Direct to Hawaii consumers — pickup, in-state delivery, farmers markets, and online sales to in-state customers.
Required label disclosure in Hawaii
Every Hawaii cottage food label must carry the product name, ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight, a “Contains” allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, your name and address as the producer, and the Hawaii-required disclosure below. CottageOps fills the disclosure in for you, verbatim:
Made in a home kitchen not routinely inspected by the Department of Health.
Before you sell in Hawaii
Hawaii doesn't require a permit to start.
Hawaii lets cottage food bakers start selling without a state permit or inspection — set up your storefront, add your menu, and you can begin taking orders.
Full Hawaii cottage-food law
The detail behind the summary above: Hawaii's primary statute, the agency that enforces it, the revenue cap, what foods are allowed, refrigerated-food (TCS) rules, labeling notes, and the watch-outs to know before you sell.
- Primary statute
- We couldn’t verify a single clean statute citation for Hawaii. Confirm the exact statute with Hawaii Department of Health, Food Safety Branch.
- Enforcing agency
- Hawaii Department of Health, Food Safety Branch
- Revenue cap
- No cap stored (⚖️ historic caps may apply — confirm).
- Allowed foods
- Non-TCS (shelf-stable) cottage foods including baked goods.
- Refrigerated (TCS) / prohibited
- Conservative shelf-stable only (engine refuses TCS labels for HI).
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumer.
- Labeling notes
- Disclosure "Made in a home kitchen not routinely inspected by the Department of Health." at ≥10pt.
- Watch-outs
- Historic caps flagged for confirmation in the engine.
General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency. Last verified 2026-06-15.
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Hawaii cottage food FAQ
What must a Hawaii cottage food label include?
A compliant Hawaii cottage food label needs the product name, the ingredients in descending order by weight, the net weight (oz and/or grams), the "Contains" allergen statement for any FDA major allergens, the producer's name and address, and the Hawaii-required legal disclosure. Our free generator fills in the disclosure for you and lays out the rest automatically as you type.
What is the required cottage food disclosure in Hawaii?
Hawaii requires this exact disclosure on the label: "Made in a home kitchen not routinely inspected by the Department of Health." You never type it — the generator applies the current Hawaii disclosure for you the moment you pick your state.
Can I sell TCS or refrigerated cottage food items in Hawaii?
No — Hawaii's cottage food path is limited to shelf-stable goods, so TCS items that need refrigeration are not allowed under the cottage food exemption. If you toggle "Contains a TCS item" the generator will flag that Hawaii doesn't permit it, so you don't print a non-compliant label.
Is this Hawaii cottage food label generator really free?
Yes. Building and previewing your Hawaii-compliant label is free with no account. CottageOps is free through 2026 — no credit card — and when you're ready to download or print the full-resolution label you just claim your free CottageOps account. In 2027 it's a flat $19/mo (or $190/yr).
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Start freeThis is general information, not legal advice — confirm with your Hawaii cottage food authority before selling. Last verified: 2026-06-13.