HAR §11-850-2. center designated to be responsible for its quality control operations

"Registered employee of a dispensary" or "authorized employee of a dispensary" means an individual employed by a dispensary licensee or a dispensary subcontractor, who meets all of the requirements of this chapter for dispensary employees and whose name has been provided to the department by the dispensary licensee. "Representative sample" means a sample that consists of an adequate number of increments that are drawn based on rational criteria, such as random sampling, and that are intended to ensure that the sample accurately portrays the material being sampled. "Reprocessing" means using, in the production of cannabis or a manufactured cannabis product, cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components that have been previously removed from production and that have been made suitable for use in the production of cannabis or a manufactured cannabis product. "Reserve sample" means a representative sample of cannabis or manufactured cannabis product that is held for a designated period of time. "Retail dispensing location" has the same meaning as defined in section 329D-1, HRS. "Rework" means manufactured cannabis products or components that have been removed from production and that have been successfully made suitable for use as or in manufactured cannabis products. "Safe moisture level" is a level of moisture low enough to prevent the growth of undesirable microorganisms in the cannabis or manufactured cannabis product under the intended conditions of production and storage. The safe moisture level for a manufactured cannabis product is related to its water activity (aw). An aw will be considered safe if adequate data are available that demonstrate that the manufactured cannabis product or component at or below the given aw will not support the growth of undesirable microorganisms. "Sanitize" means to adequately treat cleaned equipment, containers, utensils, or any other cleaned 850-12 3611.1 §11-850-2 contact surface by a process that is effective in destroying vegetative cells of pathogens, and in substantially reducing numbers of other microorganisms, but without adversely affecting the product or its safety for the consumer. "School" has the same meaning as defined in section 329D-22(b), HRS. "Scope of accreditation" means a document issued by an accreditation body which describes the methodologies, range, and parameters for analyzing products for which the accreditation has been granted. "Standard operating procedure" means written instructions on how to perform tasks and descriptions of the approved or required procedures for accomplishing specific quality assurance objectives. "Subcontractor" or "contractor" has the same meaning as defined in section 329D-1, HRS. "Synthetic cannabinoid" has the same meaning as defined in section 328G-1, HRS. "Theoretical yield" means the quantity that would be produced at any appropriate step of manufacture or packaging of a particular manufactured cannabis product, based upon the quantity of components or packaging to be used, in the absence of any loss or error in actual production. "Time/temperature control for safety product" means a manufactured cannabis product that: (1) Requires time/temperature control for safety (TCS) to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation; and (2) If regulated as a food, would meet the definition of a "time/temperature control for safety food" in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 2017 Food Code (9th edition). "Total tetrahydrocannabinol" or "total THC" means the sum of the percentage by weight of: (1) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (D9-THCA) multiplied by 0.877; (2) Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (D9-THC); and (3) Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (D8-THC). "Waiting room" has the same meaning as defined in section 329D-1, HRS. 850-13 3611. §11-850-2 "Water activity" or "aw" is a measure of the free moisture in cannabis, a component, or a manufactured cannabis product and is the quotient of the water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature. [Eff 12/14/15; am and comp 2/24/22; am and comp 4/29/22; am and comp 11/17/22; comp 8/7/23; comp 4/5/24; am and comp 12/6/24; am and comp NOV 17 2025 ] (Auth: HRS §§321-9, 329D-7, 329D-8, 329D-9, 329D-10, 329D-11, 329D-27) (Imp: HRS §§329-121, 329D-1 to 329D-27; SLH 2017, Act 170, §3)