Full council to mull measure that would ban puffing in cars with keiki
Jump to full article: Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 2010-03-17
Author: Jason Armstrong Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Intro: A bill that would outlaw smoking in any motorized vehicle occupied by a child or young adult was advanced Tuesday by a 6-3 vote of a County Council committee.
The Human Services and Economic Development Committee's supportive recommendation sends Bill 216 to the full council for the first of two votes required for its passage.
If approved as law, the ban would take effect 90 days later.
Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason, the bill's author and a former smoker, said some people have been unfairly critical of her proposal.
"If this will take me down, I still going to stand my ground," said Naeole-Beason, who is up for re-election in September.
"I believe I am the voice of the children of these islands," she added.
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