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Some of the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world are set to take effect next year. They’re in a country that already has a relatively low use of tobacco — and where smoking rates are continuing to decline. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Could we ever have a tobacco-free Hawai‘i? Lieutenant Governor Josh Green along with Josh Ching, a senior at Kamehameha School and member of the Tobacco-Free Coalition are on the show, talking about the efforts of the youth of today to work with the legislature and elected officials to protect the next generation from the harms of tobacco products.

Could we ever have a tobacco-free Hawai‘i? Lieutenant Governor Josh Green along with Josh Ching, a senior at Kamehameha School and member of the Tobacco-Free Coalition are on the show, talking about the efforts of the youth of today to work with the legislature and elected officials to protect the next generation from the harms of tobacco products.

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Researchers at the University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine are studying why Native Hawaiians who smoke have a higher risk for lung cancer…

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A recent development in Southeast Asia has sparked a national debate in the region’s largest economy. Indonesia is wrestling with questions of public…