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Herbal cigarettes don’t contain tobacco or nicotine but can still be harmful to users, so the Honolulu City Council wanted to limit their accessibility to Oʻahu’s youth via Bill 1.

Honolulu City Council wants to shore up its smoking laws in case it becomes responsible for them again in the future. The council has filed a bill that would ban stores from selling herbal cigarettes to anyone younger than 21 years old.

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.

NEW YORK — U-Haul has a New Year's resolution: Cut down on hiring people who smoke.The moving company said that it won't hire nicotine users in the 21…

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…

Hawai‘i has one of the lowest rates of smoking in the United States. About 13 percent of local residents smoke, compared to a little more than 17 percent…

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

Hawai‘i is one of the most aggressive states when it comes to restricting smoking. Earlier this year, Hawai‘i became the first state to raise the smoking…

At the start of the year, Hawai‘i became the first state in the country to raise the smoking age to 21. Reducing smoking has become a policy goal for…