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Hawaii County Smoking Ban to Take Effect Feb. 1 [01/12-5]
Excerpts from: Smoking ban to take effect Feb. 1
By TIFFANY EDWARDS West Hawaii Today [01/11/04]
Smokers and nonsmokers be on notice: Your hangouts might change, along with your habits, come Feb. 1, when the Hawaii County smoking ban takes effect.
Not only will restaurants and bars be affected by the upcoming smoking ban, but also health care facilities, hotels, theaters, museums, libraries, galleries, meeting and conference rooms, enclosed auditoriums and sports areas, enclosed community centers, state airports, service counters, reception or waiting areas, banks, credit unions, financial services, savings and loan associations, loan companies, retail stores, elevators, and bathrooms - if they aren't already designated nonsmoking.
The most notable change will lay with restaurants, which must convert to nonsmoking establishments Feb. 1, unless they contain bar areas, where smoking will be permitted for the next six months.
If business owners want to continue to allow smoking in their establishments after Sept. 1, they must separate their smoking and nonsmoking areas, not only with solid walls between them, but with entrances at least 15 feet away from each other, former County Councilwoman Bobby Jean Leithead - Todd said Friday.
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