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Kim won't approve smoking ban 

Mayor hasn't said whether he will veto bill
Jump to full article: West Hawaii Today, 2008-04-05
Author: Jim Quirk West Hawaii Today

Intro:

Mayor Harry Kim has no intention of signing off on a bill approved by the Hawaii County Council recently that bans smoking at all county parks and recreation facilities.

The only question remaining is whether Kim will veto the bill or simply not sign off on it.

Kim said he has until Monday to make a decision on the bill and that he will not give it his stamp of approval via a signature.

With that in mind, the other two options for him include vetoing the bill or doing nothing.

By doing nothing, which not signing means the bill, the ban will go into effect, only without Kim's blessing.

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