January 29, 2014 Charlie Minato Age Restrictions,  Regulations

Minimum Age Change Proposed In Hawaii

Hawaii is one of five states with active bills in the state legislature that would change the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 years of age. Rep. John Mizuno, D-Kalihi Valley, introduced the H.B. 2133 alongside 12 other Democrats in the Hawaii House of Representatives.

If it passes, it will go into effect July 1, 2015. It would grandfather in those persons born before July 1, 1997, i.e., anyone 18 years of age by July 1 will still be able to purchase tobacco products in the state under the proposed bill.

Hawaii joins Colorado, Maryland, Utah and Vermont as states considering a minimum age increase from 18 to 21.

H.B. 2133 Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives John Mizuno
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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.

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