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Hawaii’s youth take part in ‘Kick Butts Day’

By Bruce Asato

March 20, 2019

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Video by Bruce Asato / basato@staradvertiser.com
About a hundred students and their supporters marched through Honolulu to the state Capitol for a rally calling for an end to sale of flavored tobacco in Hawaii.
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Hawaii’s young people joined a national campaign against flavored tobacco Wednesday, marching from Aloha Tower to the state Capitol to take their message to lawmakers.
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The annual “Kick Butts Day” encourages youth to take a stand again Big Tobacco. This year, the focus was on electronic smoking devices like Juul pods.
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Dozens of middle and high school students from across the state sported bright pink shirts while they showed their support for Senate Bill 1009, which would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, except menthol or mentholated flavors, in Hawaii.
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The measure, which crossed over to the House earlier this month, was passed with amendments by a joint hearing of the House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee and the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The House Finance Committee will hear it next. A date has yet to be scheduled for that hearing.
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If SB 1009 becomes law, it would make Hawaii the first state to ban flavored tobacco. This isn’t the first time Hawaii was the first in the nation to increase restrictions on tobacco.
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In 2016, Hawaii became the first state to raise the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21 from 18.
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First Lady Dawn Ige presented a proclamation on behalf of Gov. David Ige declaring March 20 “Kick Butts Day” in Hawaii.
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Lt. Gov. Josh Green, right, Sens. Karl Rhoads, Rosalyn Baker and Kurt Fevella, and Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson joined the sign-waving to show their support.
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