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Two Honolulu City Council members who introduced Bill 46 to ban flavored tobacco products to protect Oahu’s youth responded to questions over their acceptance of political campaign contributions from tobacco industry lobbyists.

The Honolulu City Council on a split vote Wednesday passed a measure to prohibit sales of flavored tobacco products in an effort to keep them out of the hands of Oahu’s youth.