HI SB552

Authorizes citizens to bring nuisance abatement suits under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 712 to enjoin and abate nuisances related to environmental hazards, including tobacco smoke drifting into residential units

Applies to tobacco smoke that drifts from another residential or commercial unit into a residential unit a person rents, leases, or owns

Cites Center for Disease Control and Prevention findings that secondhand smoke exposure has immediate adverse cardiovascular effects and can cause coronary heart disease and stroke

Notes that health risks are exacerbated for people with mobility restrictions who cannot avoid secondhand smoke even inside their own residence or workplace

Takes effect upon approval