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No Smoking on Big Island Beaches

Clean Big Island BeachesAs a non-smoker, there is nothing worse then enjoying a nice day at the beach, until a group of smokers set up camp right next to you. So when I read in the Honolulu Advertiser, that the Big Island may expand the smoking ban on all public beaches and recreation areas I was ecstatic.

 Passed last year, the ban resulted from the action of a group of middle school students wanting to protect marine life from cigarette butts. The students had collected more than 2,000 butts from the Kahalu’u beach in just 30 minutes as part of a science project. As cited in the Advertiser, “Cigarette butts are the top polluters of Hawai’i’s beaches”, Deborah Zysman, executive director of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii. Trash and cigarettes are major factors in keeping Hawaii’s beaches clean. As a tourist economy, keeping Hawaii’s beaches and waters clean needs to be a top state priority.

 Kau Councilman, Bob Jacobson told the paper “the council received nearly 70 letters and messages supporting the ban, with only one opposing it”. If the bill is passed, it will be interesting to see if other islands follow. The bill would place fines at $100. The council is expected to take up the bill for a full-council vote on Feb. 21st.

 

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Hotel Molokai’s Top Chef

Hotel Molokais Top ChefAfter a much needed renovation, Hotel Molokai is open and ready for business. If you have been to Molokai, you know there is not a huge array of lodging options. So it is great news that the 57-room hotel is up and running. Located on Kamioloa Beach, the property is in a lovely spot.

Resort operations manager George Joosten stated in the Honolulu Advertiser that,
“much of the hotel infrastructure has been replaced - every surface from tile to paint and furnishings has been freshly updated and upgraded.”

The 40-year-old Hotel Molokai, which celebrated its reopening Jan. 22nd, has even upgraded their poolside Hula Shores restaurant and hired “Top Chef” competitor Mia Gaines-Alt. Chef Mia originally from Oakdale, CA, stated to the paper that, “the barbecue and soul food of her childhood bear a lot of resemblance to local-style cooking.” Sounds like another good reason to head over and check out Hotel Molokai.

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