#Ordinance 5306
The Westin Maui partners with Project Reef ahead of Maui’s non-mineral sunscreen ban
Complimentary sunscreen stations will be available around the resort beginning on Oct. 1, 2022 in compliance with Ordinance No. 5306 banning the sale, distribution and use of non-mineral sunscreens without a prescription in the County of Maui.
Journal article documents sunscreen runoff from beach showers in Hawaiʻi as an environmental threat
In advance of Maui County’s ban on reef-damaging chemical sunscreens taking effect on Oct. 1 of this year, Councilmember Kelly Takaya King announced she and Councilmember Tamara Paltin have co-authored a scientific journal article documenting that sunscreen washed off at beach showers in Hawai‘i pollutes the environment at levels that pose a threat to shore and marine ecosystems.