Smoking and tobacco use prohibited; University of Hawaii premises
HRS §304A-122
in effect304A-122. Smoking and tobacco use prohibited; University of Hawaii premises
(a) Notwithstanding chapter 328J to the contrary, the University of Hawaii shall prohibit smoking and tobacco use by any person on University of Hawaii premises, to the extent that such a prohibition is not prohibited by federal law. Mere possession or storage of a cigarette, tobacco product, or electronic smoking device for use outside the University of Hawaii premises shall not constitute a violation under this section.
(b) The University of Hawaii shall be
responsible for educating students, employees, and visitors about the smoking
and tobacco use prohibitions under this section. Clearly legible signs shall
be prominently displayed at all entrances to the premises and at other
conspicuous outdoor locations throughout the premises and shall state that
smoking, including the use of electronic smoking devices, and tobacco use, are
prohibited by law.
(c) As used in this section:
"Cigarette" has the same meaning as
in section 486P-1.
"Electronic smoking device" means any
electronic product that can be used to aerosolize and deliver nicotine or other
substances to the person inhaling from the device including but not limited to
an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic
pipe, hookah pipe, or hookah pen, and any cartridge or other component of the
device or related product, whether or not sold separately.
"Premises" means all indoor and
outdoor areas within property owned or controlled by the University of Hawaii
or for which the university is otherwise responsible.
"Smoke" or "smoking" means
inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated tobacco product
or plant product intended for inhalation in any manner or in any form.
"Smoking" includes the use of an electronic smoking device.
"Tobacco product" means any product
made or derived from tobacco that contains nicotine or other substances, and is
intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked,
heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled, or ingested by any other means,
including but not limited to a cigarette, cigar, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco,
snuff, snus, or an electronic smoking device. "Tobacco product" does
not include drugs, devices, or combination products approved for sale by the
United States Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
"Tobacco use" means the personal use
of any tobacco product, including the use of smokeless tobacco.
[L 2018, c 160,
§2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol05_Ch0261-0319/HRS0304A/HRS_0304A-0122.htmFetched: 11/10/2026