S.R. No. 34 Summary

• Urges the State of Hawaii to adopt policies that limit the impact of tobacco marketing and advertising, particularly point-of-sale displays and storefronts.

• Cites that tobacco use causes over 400,000 deaths annually in the United States and costs Hawaii at least $640 million per year in illness and death-related expenses.

• Notes that 154,000 adults in Hawaii currently smoke, with at least 1,200 deaths annually, and 6.8 percent of youth aged 12-17 smoke in Hawaii.

• States that 97 percent of Hawaii retail stores surveyed display tobacco products at point-of-sale, with 62 percent displaying products at children's eye level, and references that Ireland saw teen recall of tobacco displays drop from 81 to 22 percent after restricting displays.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the Director of Health and Attorney General.