THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

353

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING to health.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that two chemicals contained in many sunscreens, oxybenzone and octinoxate, have significant harmful impacts on Hawaii's marine environment and residing ecosystems, including coral reefs that protect Hawaii's shoreline.  Act      , Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, bans the sale, offer of sale, and distribution in the State of any sunscreen, excluding facial cosmetics, that contains oxybenzone or octinoxate, without a prescription, beginning January 1, 2021.  Visitors to Hawaii may be unaware of the harmful impacts of oxybenzone and octinoxate and may also be unfamiliar with sunscreen products that do not contain these chemicals.  The purpose of this Act is to establish a two-year pilot program at Hanauma Bay beach and Waikiki beach in an effort to protect Hawaii's reefs and combat skin cancers.

     SECTION 2.  The department of land and natural resources shall establish a two-year pilot program to install       sunscreen dispensers at Hanauma Bay beach and       sunscreen dispensers at Waikiki beach to provide sunscreens that do not contain oxybenzone or octinoxate to visitors.  Each dispenser shall include informational signage to educate visitors to the State about the harmful effects of oxybenzone and octinoxate sunscreen on coral reefs and to encourage visitors to the State to refrain from using sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2019-2020 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the sunscreen dispenser pilot program.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Environment; Health; Sunscreen Dispensers; Oxybenzone; Octinoxate; Appropriation

 

Description:

Requires DLNR to establish a two-year pilot program to install sunscreen dispensers at Hanauma Bay and Waikiki beaches to provide sunscreens without oxybenzone or octinoxate to visitors and educate visitors on the harmful effects of oxybenzone and octinoxate on the marine environment.  Appropriates funds for the pilot program.

 

 

 

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