Jump to full article: Pacific Business News - Honolulu, 2008-03-13
Intro: The Hawaii Department of Health says the state's year-old anti-smoking law has not hurt the hospitality or tourism industries.
State health officials on Wednesday released the results of a $13,000 study by Andrew Hyland and Cheryl Higbee of the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, N.Y. The institute has studied the economic impact of similar smoke-free workplace laws in other states including New York and Delaware.
Anti-smoking activists and supporters of the law have insisted that it can't be blamed for a declining economy. Those opposing the law have argued that it has drained Hawaii business owners of customers and profits and is directly responsible for a drop in visitor arrivals and spending.
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