Who needs a food safety certification for the person in charge in Hawaii?
Issued by Hawaii Department of Health, Food Safety Branch (HAR 11-50-20), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018. The Department may waive it for very low-risk operations.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Hawaii Department of Health, Food Safety Branch (HAR 11-50-20).
Sources and dates
HAR 11-50-20 (supervision and certification); Department of Health news release on food handler certification enforcement (2018). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
Yes. The person in charge on duty must have completed a food safety course from the Department’s program or an approved program (an ANSI-accredited food handler or food protection manager course both qualify), and inspectors have asked for proof since September 2018.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Hawaii it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Hawaii Department of Health, Food Safety Branch (HAR 11-50-20).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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