The University of Hawaii at Manoa will become a smoke-free campus on July 1, according to an announcement from the university.

A task group will develop a plan for implementing the policy and ensuring a smooth transition.

In spring 2012,  the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, UH Manoa’s student government, and the Manoa Faculty Senate passed resolutions in support of a tobacco-free campus. A campuswide ban on the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes was supposed to take effect last year on Jan. 1, but it was postponed pending review by unions and faculty.

The new policy does not explicitly mention chewing tobacco or electronic cigarettes. 

UH-Manoa will become the second smoke-free campus in Hawaii, joining Kapiolani Community College, which banned the use of electronic smoking devices along with tobacco-related products in 2013.