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Why the store opened bagless
Shoppers at the Kailua Target's opening in March 2015 found no paper or plastic checkout bags. Reusable bags cost between 99 cents and $1.50, and Target said its other four Hawaii stores would follow by summer. The reason was a change in Honolulu law that took effect on 1 July 2015.
Hawaii's bag bans, county by county
Hawaii never needed a state law: every county acted on its own, which made it the first state with a de facto statewide ban.
| County | Passed | In effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maui | August 2008 | immediately | bags at least 3 mils thick still allowed |
| Kauai | October 2009 | January 2011 | fossil-fuel plastic checkout bags banned; biodegradable allowed |
| Hawaii (Big Island) | December 2011 | January 2013 | bags at least 3 mils thick still allowed |
| Honolulu (Oahu) | Bill 10 (2010), Bill 38 (2014) | July 2015 | compostable bags and bags thicker than 2.25 mils permitted |
Kailua is on Oahu, so it falls under Honolulu's rules. From 1 July 2015 businesses there could no longer hand out plastic or non-recyclable paper checkout bags, and Target simply started early in its two new stores.
If you are visiting: pack a foldable tote. Oahu shops can no longer hand out plastic checkout bags, and a reusable one saves buying one at the till.
- Bagless Target stores open in Kailua, Kahului, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 5 March 2015
- Plastic bag bans in the United States, Wikipedia