Hawaii Governor to Sign Bill to Ban Sunscreens with Oxybenzone & Octinoxate by 2021. Watch "Reefs at Risk" to Learn Why You Should Switch Your Sunscreen Sooner.
Hawaii Governor David Ige is scheduled to sign a bill on July 3rd to ban sunscreens with Oxybenzone and Octinoxate from being sold in the state by January 2021. In the meantime, watch the short film, “Reefs At Risk,” to learn why you should switch your sunscreen sooner. (The film is available on Youtube, Facebook, Hawaii Airlines, in hotels throughout Hawaii, and will be featured on Upworthy.) - July 02, 2018
Breaking: Lava Covers Coral Reef in Hawai’i as Local Filmmakers Try to Preserve Reefs Worldwide Through Their Short Film "Reefs at Risk"
Hawaii filmmakers will launch short film Reefs at Risk and reef safe sunscreen guide online for World Oceans Day on June 8th to educate the public about the effects of some sunscreen chemicals on coral reefs. Governor Ige will sign legislation to ban the sale of sunscreens with oxybenzone/octinoxate in Hawaii by Jan. 2021. In sad news, the filmmakers experience great loss today as lava covers their favorite coral reef in Hawaii. Some of their favorite shots were filmed at the Wai Opae tidepools. - June 06, 2018