seeks to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products due to what public health advocate Trish La Chica calls a “vaping epidemic” in Hawaii.

She is聽policy and advocacy director for the nonprofit , which also wants to are offered at Hawai residents, including fast food outlets that serve children’s meals.

She joins Pod Squad host Chad Blair this week to talk about both issues.

Trish La Chica of the Hawaii Public Health Institute brought a basket of vaping products to her Pod Squad interview. Chad Blair/Civil Beat

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