Hawaii lawmakers move to curtail smoking

Published March 7, 2014 11:57pm ET



HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers have killed proposals aimed at raising the legal age for buying tobacco to 21 and clamping down on smoking at beaches statewide. But they’re advancing bills that would restrict smoking and make it more expensive, continuing a trend in Hawaii to crack down on smoking in public places.

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