No butts on beach smoking ban

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 14, 2012

~~<p>Ask anyone who's ever done a beach cleanup and they'll confirm: Cigarette butts are all over the place.</p>
<p>That is not an exaggeration, according to several groups that track beach and marine debris. And they have data in abundance that support the wisdom of the latest regulation before the Honolulu City Council: a smoking ban to be implemented at select Oahu beaches. The measure, Bill 72, will have its first reading, and probably draw its first round of testimony, in the Council's session today.</p>
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Ask anyone who's ever done a beach cleanup and they'll confirm: Cigarette butts are all over the place.

That is not an exaggeration, according to several groups that track beach and marine debris. And they have data in abundance that support the wisdom of the latest regulation before the Honolulu City Council: a smoking ban to be implemented at select Oahu beaches. The measure, Bill 72, will have its first reading, and probably draw its first round of testimony, in the Council's session today. Login for more...