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Honolulu retail law sets 2020 phase-out of plastic checkout bags

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell signed Bill 59 into law during a news conference Monday at Ala Moana Regional Park. The law will replace one that allows for thicker bags, and is set to eliminate plastic bag use starting in 2020.