A measure that would restore the counties’ power to regulate the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products and e-cigarettes appears to be stalled in the House Finance Committee, and it may die there Wednesday if no action is taken.
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The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i Youth Council is supporting several bills that they say would help end the youth vaping epidemic and reduce the toll of tobacco in Hawai‘i. Among these bills is HB 551, which would end the sale of flavored tobacco.
Advocates against vaping and the tobacco industry are both voicing their disappointment in a bill intended to ban all flavored tobacco products in the islands. Meanwhile, some lawmakers are calling the measure a success by finding a compromise. HPR’s Casey Harlow has more.