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Minors able to make illegal buys at 13% of retailers tested
Jump to full article: Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-06-04
Intro: A total of 136 stores across Hawai'i have been cited since September for selling tobacco to underage youths.
That amounts to a 13 percent violation rate among the 1,028 stores visited during the sting, the state Health Department said.
Alice Silbanuz, public and professional education coordinator for the department, said that is similar to the rate in previous years, around 12 percent.
Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona said Hawai'i's violation rate is higher than the national average.
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