HRS §328J-15
County smoking ordinances
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says state law does not replace county smoking rules, as long as those rules protect nonsmokers at least as much as state law. Counties can also pass stricter smoking rules. It does not set any specific requirements.
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The statute, as written — County ordinances
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect a county smoking ordinance; provided that the ordinance is at least as protective of the rights of nonsmokers as this chapter. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a county from enacting ordinances more stringent than this chapter.
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