Monk Seal Fines and Plastic Bag Bans

2010-03-11 News

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Monk Seal Fines and Plastic Bag Bans

March 10, 2010 | 02:18 PM
$50,000
Maximum penalty for "intentionally or knowingly [taking] a Hawaiian monk seal" under SB2441, a bill that would make killing the endangered animals a Class C felony

40-50
Approximate number of requests for President Obama's Hawaii birth certificate fielded each month by the state Department of Health

2
Number of DOH staff members available to respond to the requests

50 million
Number of "single-use bags" discarded annually in Maui County; a County ordinance that bars businesses from "providing plastic bags to their customers at the point of sale" is set to take effect in January 2011

Sources: Capitol.hawaii.gov, Hawaii Department of Health, Recycle Maui, mauicounty.gov, Honolulu Advertiser

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