PASS Hangs Hopes On NAS Study To Stop Maui’s Non-Mineral Sunscreen Ban

30 Mar 2022

• By Lauren Nardella

A spokesperson for the sunscreen advocacy group is hopeful that a National Academies of Sciences study on the way will convince Maui County not to ban non-chemical sunscreens as planned in October. At the same time, “We’re very concerned that there are members of the Maui County Council that would prefer to just ban everything rather than wait for the science,” she said.

Legislation to ban additional UV filters in sunscreen products sold in Hawaii has been put on ice, but Maui County is still on track to prohibit sales of all non-mineral sunscreens, effective on 1 October 2022.

That has industry advocates pivoting from state-level advocacy to focus on Maui County, which comprises the islands of Maui, Molokai,...