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Additional info on Hawaii House Bill 525 & 2571
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29452971/smoking-at-state-parks-beaches-now-illegal-in-hawaii/
https://mauinow.com/2015/06/22/state-parks-beaches-become-smoke-free-on-july-1-2015/
"Be' Kine" Care Campaign launched the "Aloha Awareness" Art Contest in partnership with USA's General Pencil Company, Inc. for World Reef Day on June 1st, 2019, and beyond!
FOR THOSE WANTING #ARTWARENESS SIGNS or POSTERS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, OFFICE, or BUSINESS, please contact: https://www.dolphingirl.org/contact
These are environmental issues affecting Hawaiian Islands' aina and moana, as well as all of our lives, and affecting our planet's ecosystems for future generations.
#1) “Plastic Pollutes” Reducing Single-Use Plastics
#2) “Saving our Reefs" with Safe-Sunscreens (Hawaii House Bill 2571: https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/latest-news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-governor-david-ige-signs-bill-making-hawaii-first-in-the-world-to-ban-certain-sunscreens)
#3) “Butts off the Beach” Eliminating Smoking, Tobacco Use, & Discarded Trash on all Public Beaches and Parks (Hawaii House Bill 525: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/HB525_SD2_.htm)
Eco-art categories ~ Ages 7-17 and Ages 18+
Winners displayed below. Prizes given. Contest ran May 2nd-31st. Winners announced on World Reef Day, June 1st!