07.05.18
UPDATE: Gov. Ige signed the bill into law on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. The link to "Act 104" can be found here.
Hawaii Governor David Ige is expected to sign Senate Bill 2571, which will prohibit the sale and distribution of OTC sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, two ingredients that advocates contend are damaging coral reefs and ocean life.
The bill, which was passed by state lawmakers in May, would make Hawaii the first state to enact legislation designed to protect marine ecosystems by banning such sunscreens.
The law does allow for physician-prescribed sunscreens to contain the two ingredients.
The law would go into effect in 2021.
Hawaii Governor David Ige is expected to sign Senate Bill 2571, which will prohibit the sale and distribution of OTC sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, two ingredients that advocates contend are damaging coral reefs and ocean life.
The bill, which was passed by state lawmakers in May, would make Hawaii the first state to enact legislation designed to protect marine ecosystems by banning such sunscreens.
The law does allow for physician-prescribed sunscreens to contain the two ingredients.
The law would go into effect in 2021.
