Key Provisions of the new UH Tobacco Products Policy
Effective January 2003, the University of Hawai'i system implemented a new Tobacco Products policy in an effort to improve the working and learning environment of the university, and protect faculty, staff, students, and visitors from secondhand smoke exposure while on University of Hawai'i campuses.
I. According to the policy, smoking is prohibited in the following areas:
a) All interior space owned, rented, or leased by the university;
b) In building courtyards, breezeways, and terraces, on exterior stairways and access ramps, and outdoor dining patios, terraces, and lanais;
c) Within 20 feet of building entrances, exits, air intake ducts, vents, and windows of buildings that are not air-conditioned;
d) Within 50 feet of designated pick-up and drop-off points for campus and public bus transportation;e) Within the gates of the university's outdoor sports and performing arts stadiums and arenas, including walkways, corridors, and seating areas; and,
f) Any area that has been designated by the person having control of the area as a non-smoking area and marked with a no smoking sign.
In addition,
- All university residences
will become smoke-free by the start of the 2004-2005 academic year (residences
will be 80 percent smoke-free by the start of the 2003-2004 academic
year).
- All advertising and
sales of tobacco products on university campuses are prohibited (except
for the sale or free distribution of non-university supported magazines
and newspapers that incidentally contain tobacco product advertising).
- The distribution
of samples of tobacco products or coupons redeemable for tobacco products
on university campuses is prohibited.
- The sponsorship of
campus events or campus organizations by tobacco industry or tobacco
promoting organizations is prohibited.
- On-site tobacco product cessation guidance will be made available to assist and encourage individuals who wish to quit. Supervisors may authorize employees who wish to avail themselves of such on-campus programs to do so without any loss in pay.
This policy applies to the entire university community, including faculty, staff, students and visitors. The Office of the Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer is responsible for policy implementation and compliance in collaboration with heads of all UH campuses. Questions, comments, or complaints relating to this policy should be directed to each respective campus head of designees.
For additional details of the new UH policy, visit the University of Hawai‘i Smoking Policy information page. Also view the following reports below.