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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The sale or distribution at no charge of cigarettes by the following methods is prohibited:
(1) From cigarette vending machines unless the vending machine is located in a bar, cabaret, or any establishment for which the minimum age for admission is eighteen; or
(2) From a lunch wagon engaging in any sales activity within one thousand feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school grounds.
(b) Violations of subsection (a), including placement of a cigarette vending machine in a location other than a bar, cabaret, or any establishment for which the minimum age for admission is eighteen, are subject to a fine of up to $1,000 per day for each violation.
(c) As used in this section:
“Cigarette vending machine” means a self-service device that dispenses cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or any other product containing tobacco.
“Lunch wagon” means a mobile vehicle designed and constructed to transport food and from which food is sold to the general public and includes but is not limited to manapua trucks.
“Sell” or “sale” means to solicit and receive an order for; to have, keep, offer, or expose for sale; to deliver for value or in any other manner than purely gratuitously; to peddle; to keep with intent to sell; or to traffic in.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 328J-16 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-328j-16/
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