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Hawai‘i First in Nation to Enact Law Banning Pesticides Containing Chlorpyrifos

Hawaiʻi becomes the first in the nation to enact a law banning pesticides containing chlorpyrifos. Governor David Ige signed Senate Bill 3095 into law on Wednesday, which completely bans the use of pesticides containing the potentially harmful chemical, starting in 2023.

Hawaiʻi Pesticide Bill Banning Chlorpyrifos, First in Nation to Become Law

Hawai‘i is poised to become the first state in the country to ban pesticides containing chlorpyrifos – a chemical that has been linked to developmental delays and learning disabilities in children.

Hawai‘i Ingredient Ban on Sunscreen and Pesticides, First in Nation if Signed

If signed into law, Hawai‘i will become the first state in the nation to ban the sale of all sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate, and the first…

Maui Senators Move on Pesticides and Oxybenzone Bills

Senate Bill 2571 bans the sale, offer of sale, or distribution in the State of any sunscreen that contains oxybenzone or octinoxate without a prescription…