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On May 3, the Hawaii House of Representatives passed legislation that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products. Previously passed by the Senate, the bill now moves to the desk of Governor David Ige, a Democrat. If he signs it, Hawaii will become the fifth state to prohibit flavored e-cigarettes, joining Rhode Island, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts. [...] The industry and consumer advocates, of course, oppose the bill on the grounds that it will strip from the market the flavored products that adults prefer to help them switch from cigarettes—deterring the adoption of safer products and prompting current vapers to potentially return to smoking. [...]