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HI HCR114

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/9/2018

Primary Sponsor

Lynn Decoite

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request the Hawaii Tourism Authority to collaborate with the Department of Land and Natural Resources on a campaign educating visitors about oxybenzone sunscreen's harmful effects on coral reefs
  • Encourage visitors to refrain from using oxybenzone-based sunscreens and promote alternatives such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide
  • Require the Hawaii Tourism Authority and Department of Land and Natural Resources to submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the 2019 Regular Session on education efforts undertaken
  • Identify oxybenzone exposure as a cause of coral larvae deformity, bleaching, and DNA damage that weakens coral systems' ability to adapt to climate change
  • Note that Hawaii's coral reefs are experiencing bleaching at historic rates, making the harmful effects of oxybenzone particularly acute in Hawaiian waters

Legislative Description

Requesting The Hawaii Tourism Authority To Collaborate With The Department Of Land And Natural Resources To Campaign To Educate Visitors To The State About The Harmful Effects Of Oxybenzone Sunscreen On Coral Reefs And To Encourage Visitors To The State To Refrain From Using Oxybenzone Sunscreens.

Sunscreen

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souki excused (1).

3/28/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance3/28/2018
Energy & Environmental Protection3/13/2018

Full Bill Text

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