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#hawaii tobacco lawsuit
House Committee Passes Tobacco Tax Bill
The House Health & Human Services committee passed a bill to increase the annual license fee for tobacco wholesalers and dealers from $2.50 per year to $500 per year.
Two Decades of Tobacco Use Reduction Results in $1B Healthcare Savings
By reducing the number of youth, adult and pregnant smokers over the past two decades, Hawaiʻi saved $1 billion from 2000 to 2017.
Hawai‘i to Receive Over $54M From Tobacco Companies
In consideration for a release of past, present and certain future claims, tobacco manufacturers agreed to pay substantial monies to the settling states.
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