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Hawaiian state legislators have passed a ‘tax parity’ law that applies the same tax rate to vaping products as cigarettes. Recently greenlit by Governor Josh Green, the vape wholesale tax will increase to

70 percent as of January 2024 – making it the highest in the country. Fears of ex-smokers returning to combustible products has risen as the new bill will put an end to the price advantage that drives many smokers to make the switch. A separate tax bill in Hawaii failed in committee earlier this session - as did a bill that would have banned flavoured vaping and tobacco products.