Hawaiʻi requires every retailer of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and other tobacco products to obtain a state Department of Taxation Cigarette and Tobacco Retail Permit under HRS §245-2.5, and Honolulu enforces a minimum sales age of 21 statewide.
HRS §245-2.5 mandates that any business selling cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, vaping products, or other tobacco products in Hawaiʻi obtain an annual Cigarette and Tobacco Retail Permit from the Department of Taxation. The permit fee is $20 per location, and permits must be displayed at the point of sale. HRS §709-908 sets the minimum sales age at 21 — Hawaiʻi was the first state to enact Tobacco 21 in 2016, four years before federal law. Online and out-of-state shipments are tightly regulated, and flavored e-cigarette restrictions have been considered repeatedly in the legislature.
Selling without a permit is a misdemeanor with fines up to $500 per day. Selling to a minor incurs $500 to $2,000 fines plus potential permit revocation, and clerks face personal civil penalties.
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