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Senate bill to ban plastic straws in Hawaii passes committee

Most food and drink establishments have them, but a senate bill that would get rid of plastic straws in Hawaii is moving forward. The bill passed the Committee on Agriculture and Environment Wednesday afternoon. "This law can start a ripple effect if straws are banned from companies like McDonald's and Starbucks," said Riley Brooke Kamahele, a 10-year-old who runs a non-profit called the The Plastics Project. Kamahele was just one of many who testified ...