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Statewide

How close you can get to sea turtles, monk seals, dolphins and whalesStatewide · Give sea turtles at least 10 feet and Hawaiian monk seals at least 50 feet (150 feet for a mother and pup). Federal law keeps you 50 yards...
Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death: clean your shoes when hikingStatewide · A fungus called Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death is killing ʻōhiʻa, Hawaiʻi's most important native forest tree. Clean mud off shoes and gear before and...
Statewide sunscreen law: no oxybenzone or octinoxateStatewide · Hawaiʻi state law prohibits sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, two chemicals linked to coral reef damage. Some counties go...
Taking fruit, flowers and plants home: airport agriculture inspectionStatewide · Before flying from Hawaiʻi to the mainland, all food, plants and flowers must go through USDA agriculture inspection at the airport. Fresh...
Taking sand, rocks or coral from beaches is illegalStatewide · Hawaiʻi law (HRS 205A-44) prohibits taking sand, dead coral or coral rubble, rocks, soil or other beach deposits from the shoreline...

Hawaiʻi Island

Hawaiʻi County (Big Island): mineral-only sunscreen salesHawaiʻi Island · Since December 1, 2022, stores on Hawaiʻi Island may only sell sunscreens whose active ingredients are zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.

Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi

Maui County: mineral-only sunscreenMaui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi · Since October 1, 2022, Maui County bans using, selling or distributing any sunscreen that is not mineral-based, on Maui, Lānaʻi and...

Oʻahu

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