Community Voice: Hawaii Shouldn’t Wait To Ban Harmful Chemical Sunscreens
March 31, 2021 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—There is another big sunscreen issue in Hawaii, and this one needs immediate action.
Although two harmful chemical sunscreens have already been banned in the state, there is strong scientific evidence that two more are harmful to both human health and coral reefs. In fact, mounting research suggests that these two chemicals, avobenzone and octocrylene, are life-threatening to Hawaii’s reefs and are bad for people, including our keiki.